Irvine Looks to Require New Buildings to Be All Electric, With Some Exceptions

The Irvine City Hall and Civic Center building in Irvine, Calif., on October 12, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The City of Irvine, California preliminarily approved an ordinance to require most new building developments in the city to be all-electric during an April 11 meeting, with some exceptions for restaurants.

Under the proposal, new commercial, residential, and city buildings will be required to be designed fully electric, containing no combustion equipment commonly used in some plumbing, water heating, cooking appliances, dryers, and gas-powered fireplaces, for example. The ordinance, if officially adopted later, will be effective 30 days after its adoption.