Gasoline-powered outdoor power equipment that landscapers use everyday — lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed trimmers, chainsaws and power washers in — will be banned from sale in California starting in 2024. Only battery/electric outdoor power equipment will be available for sale in mid 2024.
This changes everything for a landscaper in California.
This shift in the market that will fundamentally change the way landscape businesses operate, from the machines on the trailer, to how shops are set up, to new training for staff their crews and getting power to job sites.
But what if someone isn’t operating in California? More than 100 cities and towns across the country already are outlawing (or seek to outlaw) gas-powered machines. And pressure is building for other local governments to do the same.
Equip Exposition is encouraging all landscape business owners and equipment dealers to attend the free panel, “The California Equation,” at the show to learn how business and organizations are adapting to these changing regulations in California, and how trends in the Golden State are impacting the business across the country.
The California Equation session:
Cost: FREE
Who can attend: Open to all registered show attendees
When: Thursday, October 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Room: C-201
Moderator: Chuck Bowen, Vice President, Communications and Member Relations, OPEI.
Speakers:
Pete Dufau, President, Dufau Landscape
Sandra Giarde, Executive Director, California Landscape Contractors Association
Brian Helgoe, Founder and CEO, Monarch Landscape Companies
Evan Moffitt, Business Development Manager, SiteOne Landscape Supply
Jack York, Director of Product Line Development, Ewing
Greg Knott, Vice President, Standards and Regulatory Affairs, OPEI
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