To the editor : Reading this article could lead one to believe that banning gas appliances, such as water heaters and space heaters, and replacing them with electric appliances would eliminate 100% of NOx emissions from gas appliances ( “Regulators seek to phase out gas-powered appliances in Southern California,” June 4). This is not true, because natural gas is used to generate electricity in California — in 2023, it made up 43.68% of our generating energy, according to the California Energy Commission .

I think this Air Quality Management District initiative to phase out gas appliances should be postponed until such time as 0% of California’s energy is generated with fossil fuels. And since the cost to convert from gas to electric is substantial considering the costs of new app

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