Gas furnaces are not being completely banned or phased out overnight, but stricter federal efficiency standards and decarbonization initiatives are pushing the market toward high-efficiency heat pumps and hybrid dual-fuel systems. Certain state and municipal building codes—particularly in regions with aggressive climate goals like California and parts of the Pacific Northwest—are increasingly incentivizing or mandating electric heat pump installations in new construction. However, high-efficiency natural gas condensing furnaces remain widely available, legal, and heavily utilized in cold northern climates where winter temperatures demand extreme heating performance.
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