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Committee backs minor amendment to all‑electric construction rules to accommodate EPCA‑regulated appliances
Summary
Supervisors recommended an ordinance to amend the city's all‑electric new construction code to allow gas piping for appliances regulated by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), aligning local rules with Ninth Circuit precedent; staff said the update preserves electric‑ready requirements administered by DBI.
The committee voted to recommend an ordinance to the full Board that updates San Francisco's all‑electric new construction ordinance so that buildings may install gas infrastructure to serve appliances specifically regulated by the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, sponsor of the amendment, said the change is a…
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