Bay Area Regulators Vote to Phase Out Gas-Fueled Furnaces, Water Heaters
SAN FRANCISCO—Air quality officials in the San Francisco Bay Area have become the first in the nation to adopt rules that will phase out new gas-fueled water heaters and furnaces in homes and businesses starting in 2027.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District voted on March 15 to adopt a policy that, starting in 2027, will phase in requirements that only zero-emission water heaters and furnaces be sold and installed in homes and buildings. The rules don’t apply to other appliances, such as gas stoves or clothes dryers, which release far less pollution than water heaters and furnaces.