CARB Approves Proposal to Ban Natural Gas Furnaces and Heaters by 2030

State agencies must now draft a rule for phasing out natural gas-fueled furnaces and heaters with final vote in 2025.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a proposal to ban the sale of all new natural gas-fired space heaters and water heating appliances by 2030. CARB adopted the proposal with its approval the 2022 State Implementation Plan (SIP) Strategy for attaining the EPA regulations limiting ozone in the atmosphere to 70 parts per billion. The 2022 SI…