More officials across Orange County are joining the increasing push back in Southern California against a regional air quality board’s plan that initially proposed to ban the sale of new gas-powered water heaters and furnaces.
The biggest concern echoed by local elected officials is how much the switch from gas to electric heaters could cost residents – up to $7,000 for water heaters, according to the regional air quality management district.
Now the proposal has been amended to gradually dial back how many gas powered water heaters and furnace manufacturers can sell…