technologies, which they say allows oil refineries, cement plants and other industries to continue polluting in disadvantaged neighborhoods. They also pointed to a little-noted element of the plan that calls for the expansion of natural gas capacity as a failure by the air board.
The Western States Petroleum Association, meanwhile, decried the plan would mean more “bans, mandates and expensive regulations." Changing how buildings and means of transportation are powered is at the center of the air board's plan. It suggests the state require all new homes to have electric appliances starting in 2026 and new businesses by 2029. For existing homes, 80% of appliance sales should be electric by 2030 and 100% by 2035. That would help ensure older homes transition to electric-powered appliances when owners need to upgrade.
The plan would put significant new demand on the electric grid, requiring the state to rapidly scale up solar power and storage options, as well as hydrogen infrastructure including pipelines.
This is idiotic. It will make absolutely NO measurable difference in atmospheric CO2 or climate. All it will do is make people freeze in winter when even more demand is placed on an already overloaded grid. This is really dumb.