Bay Area looks to exempt some households from gas water-heater phaseout

Published on May 20, 2026

In 2023, the San Francisco Bay Area’s air district passed first-in-the-nation rules setting zero-emissions limits on home heating systems and water heaters. Now, the agency is working to address affordability concerns ahead of the water-heater rule's finalization this year — and defuse calls from some regulators to…

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