Are gas clothes dryers being phased out is not currently happening nationwide, but there is trend toward electrification and some local regulations encouraging electric appliances over gas for environmental reasons, though gas dryers remain available and not banned federally. In states like California and cities like Berkeley and New York City, there have been building codes restricting new natural gas hookups in new construction to reduce carbon emissions, which may discourage new gas dryer installations in new buildings, but existing homes can still use and replace gas dryers. Federal government has not banned gas dryers, and Department of Energy still allows gas dryer sales. Gas dryers remain popular because natural gas often cheaper to operate than electricity and dries faster. Market is shifting toward high efficiency electric heat pump dryers that use less energy than traditional electric. So gas dryers are not being phased out nationally in 2026, but in some regions new construction may be electric only, and incentives may favor electric heat pump dryers, but gas dryers still sold and supported.
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