“The gas that we use in stoves, water heaters and furnaces is a fossil fuel that causes climate change and harms our health.'
Advocates say a wholesale conversion away from fossil fuels is the whole point, and doing so would create jobs. At a September Senate hearing titled “Examining the Economic Benefits of Our Electrifying America’s Homes and Buildings,” Leah Stokes, associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara testified that the transition to cleaner appliances makes economic sense.
Henchen, however, notes that recent technological advances in electric cooking have been winning converts. As with every climate change initiative, however, the debate about whether to convert to electric stoves is often reduced to a partisan argument about the role of government. “The answer is not to spend billions of federal taxpayer dollars to electrify every American home and business, and, just as importantly, the answer is not to fundamentally alter the federal policy to regulate energy in its generation and its consumption,” Lee said in his opening remarks. “Instead we need to unshackle American industry so that new and diverse energy sources can help create a more resilient energy future for America.
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