New homes built in California are more likely to have all-electric appliances starting in 2026 after energy regulators approved new state building standards Wednesday that encourage adoption of heat ...

The new energy code standards will make it more expensive for developers to install gas space and water heaters in new homes and commercial buildings. California regulators approved stricter energy ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...

New California homes are more likely to have all-electric appliances starting in 2026 after the state’s energy regulators approved new state building standards. The new building code will encourage ...

When Berkeley stopped enforcing its much-watched ban on gas appliances in new construction earlier this year, many city planners around California went into a temporary state of shock. The decision ...

San Mateo is revisiting new energy building code approaches, as its current reach codes expire at the end of the year. Reach codes — or energy codes that go beyond state-level beyond mandates — have ...

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, one of the most powerful people in Sacramento, just rammed a bill through his chamber that would place a six-year pause on new clean energy rules for homes in California ...

Those are the challenging but achievable goals for California’s electric grid. To affordably and reliably get the clean energy required to run a state as populous and prosperous as California, we have ...