Business
QUESTION: My family seems to have hundreds of small electric gadgets around the house.
March 17, 1991
Climate & Environment
Researchers say gas heaters, stoves and other appliances pose risks to your health and the climate. They’re comparatively small risks, but if you want to eliminate them, subsidies can cut the cost.
April 20, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Why it’s more efficient to boil water with a gas stove than to use an electric stove getting energy from a gas-fired power plant.
June 16, 2022
In just a few years, Americans will be conserving more energy in home appliance use than ever before, thanks to the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act.
Nov. 3, 1988
Opinion
Don’t fear L.A’s gas appliance ban. The future is electric.
June 14, 2022
Question: I inherited my grandmother’s General Electric toaster, which I think goes back about 80 years.
Feb. 8, 1990
Technology and the Internet
You can test and trouble-shoot electrical appliances like a pro--safely and easily--using an ohmmeter.
Sept. 3, 1994
We already endure blackouts during peak demand. How will adding all those new electric appliances to replace gas affect the power system?
June 2, 2022
The end of Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation ban on gas hookups is a setback for the climate, but a small one. Electric appliances remain better and more efficient.
April 4, 2024
We don’t need bans to make Californians ditch gas stoves. Simply pass a carbon tax that would make electricity-powered appliances more competitive.
Dec. 23, 2021