The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (AQMD) issued new regulations this week on nitrogen oxide {NOx) emissions that will effectively ban the sale of new gas-burning furnaces and hot water heaters in the District, starting in 2027.

The ban will be implemented in phases, depending on the size and type of the equipment. The water heaters and furnaces sold in the Bay Area be required to emit no NOx by the implementation dates, which rules out units that burn natural gas.

In its ruling, the District sidestepped one type of gas-fired appliance that has generated heat of the political kind: The Bay Area AQMD mandate to eliminate NOx emissions does not cover gas-burning stoves.

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