New Gas Stove Ban in Montgomery County, MarylandWhen a federal official recently suggested gas stoves should be regulated the opposition rose up from across the political spectrum. And while the Biden administration tamped down the suggestion, Maryland's largest county has already voted to phase out gas appliance usage in most new construction.Montgomery County on Nov. 30 approved legislation requiring most new residential and commercial buildings to be all-electric beginning in 2027. The law is one of the first in the mid-Atlantic region to ban gas in most new construction. Washington, D.C., also banned gas in most new construction starting in 2026.The Montgomery council created exemptions on the gas ban: hospitals, wastewater treatment plants, crematories, and commercial cooking facil...
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