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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Oliver Milman in New York with photographs by Thalia Juarez

Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’

a person points at the inside of an induction stove
A resident asks questions about her new induction stove after an install at co-op apartments in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in March. Photograph: Thalia Juarez/The Guardian

Marcos Ramos hasn’t been able to cook a full meal at home in nearly four years, after a gas leak resulted in a lengthy supply cut off for his New York City apartment building.

Now, though, Ramos will be able to cook again thanks to a technology that is gradually advancing in the US after being embroiled in an unlikely culture war – the electric induction stove.

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