DOE Ditches Pilot Light Bans: Gas Stoves Get Retro Relief
Published Date: 5/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Department of Energy wants to roll back new design rules for regular cooking tops and go back to the old standards set by Congress. This mainly affects gas kitchen ranges and ovens with electric cords, making sure they don’t have a constantly burning pilot light if made after January 1, 1990. This change could simplify things for manufacturers and keep energy use in check without extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Restore No-Constant-Pilot Rule
The Department of Energy proposes to rescind the amended design requirements for conventional cooking tops and return to the congressional standard that gas kitchen ranges and ovens with an electrical supply cord must not be equipped with a constant-burning pilot for products manufactured on or after January 1, 1990. This rule change applies to manufacturers of conventional cooking tops and gas ranges.
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