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At the March 9 meeting of AVCA, San Jose Clean Energy's Kate Ziemba explained the reasons the city-owned electric utility supports the switch to electric appliances and the programs they are introducing to support conversion from natural gas to electric.

At the March 9 meeting of AVCA, staff of the Bay Area Air District explained why they are promoting their ban on the sale of natural gas appliances. The presentation explains the rule changes enacted in 2023 and covers the highlights of the Concepts Paper that proposes modifications to the rules. A link to the Concepts Paper is nearby in another blog post. Here is the PowerPoint presentation they used during their talks:

During last night's presentation, we referred to some information from the Bay Area Air District relating to their regulations. On February 11, the BAAD Stationary Source Committee will meet to discuss amendments to their restrictions. The Agenda can be seen here: https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/board-of-directors/2026/ssc_agenda_021126_op-pdf.pdf?rev=1cdac3e6ffd34ce68f301ac02f2c32be&sc_lang=en The Concepts for Rule 9-6 Amendments, which spells out possible amendments t

After the February 9 public meeting of AVCA, we got requests for access to the PowerPoint slides used during the presentation. Starting on January 1 2027, the Bay Area Air District will restrict the sale and installation of various natural gas appliances. This presentation explains the rulings and summarizes the case against the proposed rules. On March 9 AVCA's public meeting will present the Bay Area Air District's case for the regulations. Here they are: