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Committee backs bill to streamline permitting for heat pumps to speed installations
Summary
SB 282 would standardize and simplify local permitting for heat pumps and heat‑pump water heaters, reducing delays and administrative costs contractors say are slowing electrification of heating and cooling in California.
Senators advanced SB 282, the Heat Pump Access Act, after proponents told the Senate committee that widely varying local permit requirements are slowing heat‑pump retrofits and increasing costs for homeowners and installers.
Author Senator Wiener said streamlined permitting will make it "faster, simpler, and more affordable" to install heat pumps, which can reduce electricity use for space and water heating compared with fossil fuel equipment. He noted the governor’s target of 6 million heat pumps by 2030 and said California is behind schedule.
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