I agree with most of the comments about how ineffective this would be and the numerous problems it would cause but to provide some balance this is not some edic

I agree with most of the comments about how ineffective this would be and the numerous problems it would cause but to provide some balance this is not some edict, or even law. Two dozen organizations "petitioned" the EPA. This is the equivalent of sending a strongly worded letter saying, "Could you pretty please do this?". It can and probably will go straight into the trash. These are environmental organizations, of course they sent a letter. That's what they do. They'll also probably get a letter from all the heat pump manufacturers saying they're cool with it, and other letters from people selling natural gas and gas furnaces. I'm sure they'd like you to stop cutting down trees and that ain't going to happen either.