Diane Dixon: How to stop the AQMD from raising your energy costs

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is attempting to raise your energy costs right under your nose, hoping you won’t notice — until you realize how much it costs to purchase a new “all-electric” furnace or water heater.
You heard that right. SCAQMD, the regional agency that regulates stationary sources of air pollution, last fall introduced two proposed rules, 1111 and 1121 that would mandate consumers and commercial businesses purchase “all-ele