Are Bay Area homes ready to go all electric?
About one month from now the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is set to vote on a set of new rules that would aim to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters and replace them with all-electric appliances.\xa0
It\u2019s an effort to stamp out some of the biggest sources of pollution from Bay Area cities, but this transition comes with a price tag and many residents are worried about how they\u2019re going to be able to afford it. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we check in with two local experts about how residents can navigate these changes.\xa0
Guests:\xa0
- Lucas Davis, professor studying energy markets, UC Berkeley\u2019s Haas School of Business
- Panama Bartholomy, executive director, Building Decarbonization Coalition
Host: Keith Menconi\xa0
More resources:\xa0
The Climate Center based out of Santa Rosa is set to hold a webinar on March 15th on how to address the challenges of electrifying California\u2019s homes and buildings. It's called, "Building Electrification \u2013 Stories from the Home Front."
Additional information on home electrification available at The Switch Is On: https://switchison.org/