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The Energy Department is poised to finalize modest efficiency standards for stoves and ovens, potentially saving consumers money on energy bills

wapo.st Biden will set new stove rules. No, he’s not coming for your gas burners.

The Energy Department is poised to finalize modest new efficiency standards for gas and electric stoves and ovens, potentially saving consumers in power bills.

Biden will set new stove rules. No, he’s not coming for your gas burners.

The topic of gas stoves ignited a heated debate last year when a Biden appointee suggested they could be banned because they posed a risk to human health.

But a ban isn’t in the works — and this week the administration will finalize a scaled-back plan to make new stoves less energy-intensive.

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