And it seems CA is limited in that it is seeking a greenhouse gas reduction, so a heat pump Archived Message Posted by ghost_of_clt on June 7, 2022, 6:58:40, in reply to "New construction. *" and better windows could be used while still allowing for a nat gas stove? And certain cities have taken it further to ban nat gas appliances in new construction? Previous Message Previous Message What am I missing, I saw in my news feed that residential and commercial natural gas appliances are suppose to be replaced with electric. IMHO sucks to cook/bake with electric appliances. Message Thread: Natural gas appliance ban in CA? - Savoy June 7, 2022, 6:44:44 Induction is pretty good. Baking with gas is terrible. Roasting with gas is good. * - ATL June 7, 2022, 7:15:04 Gas cooktop / range or GTFO for me. We just went convection gas oven and top. * - haighter June 7, 2022, 9:19:45 I am a firm believer in a gas cooktop, but I wish I'd splurged on dual fuel to get the electric - Jackie June 7, 2022, 9:23:11 I did a deep dive into appliances (Yale Appliances have a great series of videos) and it seems like - ATL June 7, 2022, 9:30:19 Feels like maintaining temperature is a big struggle with mine* - Jackie June 7, 2022, 9:35:01 Mrs. ATL is a big baker and she couldn't get even temperature in the oven. - ATL June 7, 2022, 9:40:56 I'm not much of a baker, so it does fine for the boxed brownies and cupcakes my kids require... - haighter June 7, 2022, 9:25:03 I'm more of a baker than a cook, so it's a struggle* - Jackie June 7, 2022, 9:34:14 Now you're cooking with gas!!! But the bright new ideas are electric. - osklister June 7, 2022, 9:10:53 If I lived in CA I’d use the frequent massive wildfires to heat my home.* - DT June 7, 2022, 7:08:56 New construction. * - haighter June 7, 2022, 6:53:39 And it seems CA is limited in that it is seeking a greenhouse gas reduction, so a heat pump - ghost_of_clt June 7, 2022, 6:58:40 Yup...you've pretty much nailed it. Also, given that vast swaths of San Francisco... - haighter June 7, 2022, 9:18:33 Are they building up the electric grid to match this?...I doubt it* - Tooldresser June 7, 2022, 6:51:16   Searching