New deadline for phaseout of gas water heaters gives Bay Area homeowners one more year

States Newsroom · November 5, 2026

In summary Up to half of Bay Area households can skip electric water heaters under an updated rule by air regulators. Residents not exempt have one more year to comply. Bay Area air regulators voted 16-1 Wednesday to delay the state’s first phaseout of gas water heaters by a year and let up to half of property owners…

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