Millions of Southern California home and/or business owners who rely on natural gas furnaces and/or natural gas hot water heaters will likely be forced to change out their systems in the coming years under rule changes proposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Under federal and state law, the SCAQMD is required to ensure state and federal air quality standards are met within the district’s South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange and Riverside counties, as well as most of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
According to the SCAQMD, the proposed rule changes (Rules 1111 and 1112) require replacing natural gas heating systems and/or natural gas hot water heaters with zero-emission models like electric…