Marin County residents in single-family homes can take advantage of the regional, rate-payer funded Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Home+ program and the County-run Electrify Marin rebate program to make switching from a gas range or cooktop to induction more affordable.
BayREN Home+ provides $750 for replacing an existing natural gas range or cooktop with an electric induction range or cooktop–hybrid or dual-fuel appliances do not qualify. The rebate is only available for PG&E natural gas customers.
Electrify Marin provides $250 for upgrades from gas to induction cooktops, and $500 for replacing a gas range (cooktop plus oven) with an electric induction range. Both natural gas and propane customers are eligible for the Electrify Marin rebates.
Residents can reduce community greenhouse emissions by switching from gas appliances to efficient electric options. Induction cooking can also improve indoor air quality by removing combustion gases from the home.
Induction cooking works by using electricity to power a magnetic field that directly heats cookware, making them more efficient than “hot plate” electric stoves. Because the cookware is heated directly, there is less ambient heat escaping into the kitchen, which can make for a more comfortable cooking experience, and the cooking surface doesn’t heat up as much, which increases safety when cooking.
Learn more about induction cooking, or try it out before making the switch, by visiting the Marin County Sustainability Team’s Induction Cooking page, or checking out these resources:
- PG&E Induction Loaner Program–check out a portable induction cooking hob to try in your home at no cost.
- Sonoma Clean Power Advanced Energy Center has an all-electric kitchen that holds demonstration events and runs educational programs on induction cooking.
- BayREN All Electric Kitchen recorded a webinar with Chef Rachelle Boucher.
- East Bay Clean Energy recorded chef Reem Assil talking about her experience switching to induction cooking.
Stay connected with the Sustainability Team via on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, the event webpage for workshops and community events and the quarterly newsletter. Contact the office via email with questions on our programs or to request more information.
