Electric ranges are more eco-friendly than gas and eligible for rebates! Here are our top picks for sustainable, energy efficient electric ranges.
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Every year, we update the Leaf Score top picks for electric ranges based on the following:
- Energy efficiency
- Quality of construction
- Eco-friendly features
- Overall sustainability and eco-friendliness of the manufacturer.
Electric or induction ranges are always more eco-friendly than gas. We also recommend avoiding gas stoves if you want to improve your indoor air quality.
What to look for when buying an electric range
One of my key recommendations for buying a range is to look for a model with self-cleaning capacity but only use this function once, to burn off any factory residue when you first get the oven home.
Why?
Because self-cleaning ovens have to be built with excellent insulation to withstand the high temperatures of this function. That means these models are super energy efficient.
The trouble is, self-cleaning mode itself is very energy-intensive, so this hack only works if you clean your oven manually (or use a lower energy steam clean option if available).
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My other main recommendation for choosing a more sustainable range is to go with a double oven, especially if you like to cook different dishes at different temperatures. This can be much more energy-efficient and convenient.
To reduce the carbon footprint of your new range, choose a brand that makes its product mostly in America. Even better, choose companies with a decent track record on environmental management. Viking and GE are good options for the former, while Blomberg is a good choice for an electric range made by a more sustainably minded brand.
Want to be even more eco-friendly? Check out induction cooking, the most energy-efficient option for cooking!
Top picks
GE Profile PB965BPTS
Highlights: Double oven with steam-clean and self-clean options, wi-fi, warming zone, and a whopping 6.6 cu. ft. of capacity over two independent ovens.
- Self-clean with steam-clean option
- Huge 6.6 cu. ft. capacity
- Two independent ovens
- Powerful burners
- Tall lower oven (17.5 inches of clearance!)
- Element on and stovetop hot indicator lights
- American brand with a good reputation
- Sabbath Mode
- True European Convection for even cooking
- App-control and Alexa enabled
- Can network with your other GE appliances
- Easy to clean
- Flexible burner/element set-up
- Rectangular element option
- Available in stainless steel and black stainless steel
- More expensive due to more features
- No temperature probe
- No proofing mode
- No grill
- Not ADA compliant
At a glance:
Capacity: 6.6 cu. ft. total ; 4.4 cu. ft. convection oven plus 2.2 cu. ft. top oven
Elements: 5, including a 3,600 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: Yes
Steam-clean: Yes
Sabbath Mode: Yes, Star K certified
Additional features: No preheat air fryer, three heavy-duty self-clean oven racks, smart connectivity, edge to edge cleaning
The GE Profile PB965BPTS 30 Inch Electric Double Oven is an impressive oven at an impressively low price. The dual oven has a top convection oven with an incredible 17.5 inches of clearance; the tallest for any dual oven we’ve seen. True European Convection offers a third heating element for even, efficient cooking.
This model is well insulated for safety and energy efficiency, with both steam-clean and self-clean options for cleaning your oven without chemicals. The elements are hidden bake for easy cleaning.
This oven is more versatile than many dual ovens as it allows for two upper and seven lower rack positions. There’s one incandescent and one halogen interior oven light in the upper and lower ovens respectively.
You can control this oven through an app on your phone and through Alexa and other smart tech. It is WiFi enabled (though you don’t have to activate the WiFi capability), and works with GE’s Chef Connect to hook up to other GE appliances in your home.
The black patterned ceramic glass stovetop has both a heating element ‘on’ light and hot surface indicator lights. This is great for safety, and if you’re absent-minded.
An adjustable 6-, 9-, and 12-inch power boil element lets you concentrate heat and speed up cooking times.
There’s also an 8-inch and 5-inch dual burner and griddle zone where you can combine two burners to accommodate rectangular pans.
GE JB735 30-inch 5.3 cu. ft. Self-Clean Electric Range
Highlights: Affordable mid-price GE range with self-clean and steam-clean modes. Powerful dual-zone front burners including a 12-inch element and easy number pad control.
- More affordable
- Great capacity
- Available in five finishes
- Self-clean and steam-clean modes
- Powerful dual-zone front burners
- Number pad for easy temp. and time input
- Sabbath mode
- Only two racks
- No warming zone
- Low wattage single size back burners
- No bridge element option
- Not ADA certified
- Not Star K certified
At a glance:
Capacity: 5.3 cu. ft.
Elements: 5, including a 3,100 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: Yes
Steam-clean: Yes
Sabbath Mode: Yes, Star K certified
Additional features: Air fryer mode, bridge element, control lockout, two heavy-duty self-clean oven racks, smart connectivity, element and hot stovetop indicator lights
The GE JB735 is a fantastic freestanding electric range offering a good amount of oven space and functionality and a flexible and powerful stovetop.
The 5.3 cubic foot oven is easily big enough to accommodate a large bird for roasting and larger cookie sheets or a pizza stone. The oven is also well insulated, with a full self-cleaning mode and a steam-clean mode.
There’s also a delay-clean mode, though I’d never recommend leaving a self-cleaning oven totally unsupervised during high-heat cleaning.
There are two oven racks and six rack positions, which makes this oven a bit more versatile than similarly sized and priced competitors.
The cooktop has two powerful burners at the front for easy reach. These provide 3,100 and 3,000 Watts and are dual-zone (with one 12-inch element), so you won’t waste energy heating the air around smaller pans. At the back, there are two smaller 1,200 Watt elements and an 80 Watt warming zone in the middle.
Bosch Benchmark HEIP056U 30 Inch Slide-In Electric Range
Highlights: Slide-in electric range with 5 powerful elements (including a 12-inch burner), self-clean option, Sabbath mode, and metal knobs.
- Powerful burners including a 12-inch burner
- Self-clean (well insulated)
- Sturdy metal knobs
- Slide-in style
- Stark K Sabbath mode
- Digital clock
- Made by a more sustainable company
- Expensive
- Smaller oven capacity (4.6 cu. ft.)
At a glance:
Capacity: 4.6 cu. ft.
Elements: 5, including a 3,200 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: Yes
Steam-clean: No
Sabbath Mode: Yes, Star K
Additional features: Soft-close door, 11 cooking modes, telescopic oven racks, true European convection, digital temperature displays, metal knobs
The Bosch Benchmark 30-inch electric range is a newly designed full-depth electric slide-in range that fits into any freestanding range cutout for a flush built-in look.
This range is one of the few I’ve found with 5 elements including an adjustable element that can accommodate up to a 12-inch pan. If you love cooking bigger dishes, this range is a great choice!
The Bosch oven also comes with a digital temperature probe, making it a good choice if you like cooking meat.
Bosch is also a more sustainable company with a wide range of environmental initiatives, including designing ovens to be energy efficient and easier to repair and recycle.
Bosch also offers two very similar electric slide-in ranges at a slightly lower price. The Black and Stainless Steel ranges HEI8046U/56U (view on AJ Madison) lack the 12-inch element and temperature probe but are otherwise quite similar.
GE JB645 30 in. 5.3 cu. ft. Self-Cleaning Electric Range
Highlights: Very affordable electric range with tons of great features! Includes two powerful elements and a large oven capacity with flexible rack positioning.
- Very affordable
- Self-clean mode
- Two powerful 9/6 inch dual zone front elements (3,100 Watt)
- Larger capacity than similarly priced ovens (5.3 cu. ft.)
- Two racks and six rack positions
- American-made and robustly built
- Sabbath mode (but not Star K certified)
- No convection (but dual-bake elements)
- No warming zone (but it does have a melt function)
- Max element is 9-inches
- No number pad (just up and down buttons)
- Four finishes only (the pricier GEs come in five options)
At a glance:
Capacity: 5.3 cu. ft.
Elements: 4, including a 3,100 Watt burner
Warming zone: No
Self-clean: Yes
Steam-clean: Yes
Sabbath Mode: No
Additional features: Delay-bake programming, control lock, self-cleaning and steam-clean, in-oven broiling, full-width storage drawer
The JB645 has more than 12,000 online reviews and gets close to 5/5 across review sites. Reviewers note that this GE oven is sturdily built, with smooth sliding racks and a storage drawer, and plastic knobs that turn easily but don’t feel flimsy.
This model is unusual at its price point as it offers two powerful 3,100 Watt front elements. These are dual-zone 6-inch and 9-inch elements that adjust to fit cookware. Note that there is no 12-inch element on this model, and no warming zone. The two back 6-inch elements are 1,200 Watts.
GE is replacing the JB645 with the (view on AJ Madison). The newer model has both a steam-clean option and a Sabbath Mode, along with a warming zone. Pretty much everything else is the same (still no 12-inch element), as is the price!
This super affordable GE range has a ton of features, a big viewing window with good lighting, and the two oven racks can be used in six positions (most ovens at this price offer fewer options).
The oven has dual element upper and lower elements for more even heating despite the lack of convection.
One of the bigger downsides to this cheaper model is the lack of a number pad. Instead, you have to program and control the oven using up and down buttons.
This model comes in four finishes:
- White
- Stainless steel
- Black
- Fingerprint-resistant slate.
Blomberg BERU30422SS
Highlights: Affordable, high-end 30-inch freestanding and slide-in electric range with 4 elements, an oven capacity of 5.7 cu. ft., and made by a more sustainable company.
- Affordable luxury brand
- Medium-large capacity
- Extra-large storage drawer
- More powerful burners than predecessor (3,000 Watt max)
- Large viewing window and great interior lighting
- Sabbath Mode
- Made by a more sustainable company
- Easier to recycle than most ovens
- Less capacity than more affordable GE models
- Plastic knob controls (not digital)
- No steam-clean option
- Lacking a timer and digital temperature display
At a glance:
Capacity: 5.7 cu. ft.
Elements: 4, including a 3,000 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: Yes
Steam-clean: No
Sabbath Mode: Yes
Additional features: Full extension extra large storage drawer with easy-glide rollers, 12 oven cooking modes, dual interior lights and a large viewing window, three heavy-duty wire racks and six possible positions, slimmer backsplash for a cleaner kitchen aesthetic.
The Blomberg’s Sabbath Mode can keep the oven warm up to 350 F for up to 72 hours without touching any controls.
At a fraction of the price of a Viking electric range, the Blomberg 30-inch electric range is a good fit for mid-range budgets while offering many of the same high-end features and finishes. This range has an impressive 5.7 cu. ft. of oven capacity plus a storage drawer and more powerful burners than its predecessor, the Blomberg BERU30420SS.
The BERU30422SS 30 Inch Freestanding Electric Range boasts a cool-touch door, helping to prevent burns and demonstrating the quality of insulation and energy efficiency of the oven. (The GE ovens also have this and, in my experience, stay very cool even at high temperatures inside.)
The stovetop has an extra-large cooking zone at 12 inches across and is suitable for stovetop griddles and other pots and pans of any shape or size.
Blomberg is one of the more eco-friendly companies making ranges. It has been the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in the Product Brand Owner category several times and manufactures many of its products in factories certified for responsible environmental management. Blomberg also designs its products to be easily recyclable.
I owned a Blomberg electric wall oven for many years, never had any issues with it, and absolutely loved how it looked and how it cooked.
The main downsides to the updated Blomberg range is that it now lacks a timer, digital controls, and a digital temperature display. Bring these handy features back please, Blomberg!
GE 600 Series GRF600AV
- Available in five colorways
- Steam-clean mode
- Sabbath mode
- 5.3 cu. ft. convection oven space
- WiFi connectivity
- No self-clean mode, so less insulation (potentially)
At a glance:
Capacity: 5.3 cu. ft.
Elements: 5, including a 3,100 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: No
Steam-clean: Yes
Sabbath Mode: Yes
Additional features: Air fryer mode, bridge element, smart connectivity, element and hot stovetop indicator lights
The GE 600 Series replaces the JB735 self-cleaning oven with a very similar model, albeit with steam-clean mode only. That means it’s likely a little less well insulated, but also more affordable.
The 600 is also available in:
- Stainless Steel
- Slate
- Black
- White.
This newer model includes GE’s EasyWash™ Oven Tray, which is an enameled tray you can use for steam-cleaning and cooking. The tray is removable and dishwasher friendly.
Pretty much everything else is the same as the JB735 model.
Viking RVER33015BSS
Highlights: Gorgeous oven available in a wide range of colors. Self-clean, with some great functions, but very expensive, with small oven capacity, and lacking some basic things like a timer.
- Self-clean (meaning good insulation)
- Rapid preheat and super-fast stovetop heating
- Convection dehydrate mode!
- Easy to clean (including removable knobs!)
- LED lighting
- Child-safe push-to-turn metal knobs (for improved durability and aesthetics)
- American-made
- Luxury brand at a luxury price
- Smaller oven capacity
- No steam-clean option
- No timer
- No temperature probe
- Not ADA or Star K certified
At a glance:
Capacity: 4.7 cu. ft.
Elements: 4, including a 2,500 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: Yes
Steam-clean: No
Sabbath Mode: No
Additional features: Rapid preheat, soft-close door, large viewing window, three heavy-duty porcelain coated racks (six positions)
The 3 Series Viking 30 Inch Freestanding Electric Range offers four elements on its smoothtop cooktop and 4.7 cu. ft. of capacity in the convection oven. The oven has a self-cleaning mode, meaning it’s well insulated.
This all electric model has the largest convection fan currently available for this style of oven, with the 8.5-inch fan working bi-directionally for excellent airflow. There’s also a concealed 10-pass dual bake element and a large 10-pass broiler with heat reflector.
Cook modes include:
- Bake and convection bake
- TruConvec™ Convection Cooking
- Convection Roast
- Hi, Med and Low Broil
- Convection Broil
- Convection Dehydrate
- Convection Defrost.
The cooktop has a glass ceramic surface and SoftLit LED Lights, with the elements controlled using BlackChrome Knobs that are also lit using LEDs. The Viking QuickCook™ technology uses ribbon elements to reach full power in just three or so seconds, making this one of the fastest electric stovetops around.
The stovetop has two 7-inch 1800 W elements, one 6.5-inch 1500 W element, and one 9-inch 2500 W element combined with a 6-inch 1000 W element by an 800 W bridge element. Other advantages include durable metal die-cast control knobs with a childproof, push-to-turn safety feature. Better yet, you can remove the knobs for easy cleaning!
This oven lacks some of the functionality of the GE ovens, which also cost a lot less. As such, while the Viking 3 Series looks great and has a lot going for it, you’re really just paying more for the aesthetics.
The Viking 3 Series 30-inch electric range is available in stainless steel and 15 colors for about $1,000 more.
Check out Viking’s 30-inch freestanding electric induction range with very similar features (view on AJ Madison).
Whirlpool WGE745C0FS Electric Range
Highlights: Budget-friendly 30-inch range with 5 surface cooking elements, including a dual element (9″/6″) and a triple element (12″/9″/6″), as well as a warming element and steam-clean oven function.
- Huge 6.7 cu. ft. capacity over two ovens
- Steam-clean option
- Sabbath Mode, Star K certified
- Flexible elements (dual and triple options up to 12-inch)
- No bridge element option
- One convection oven and one thermal only
- Fewer rack positions than the budget GE (above)
- No self-clean, so likely less well insulated overall
- No temperature probe
- Not ADA compliant
At a glance:
Capacity: 6.7 cu. ft. total; upper oven is 4.2 cu. ft., lower is 2.5 cu. ft.
Elements: 5, including a 3,000 Watt burner
Warming zone: Yes
Self-clean: No
Steam-clean: Yes
Sabbath Mode: Yes
Additional features: two rack positions (upper oven, standard thermal), five rack positions (lower oven, convection)
The Whirlpool WGE745C0FS is a standard 30-inch wide dual oven electric range offering a staggering 6.7 cu. ft. capacity.
This freestanding smoothtop range also features five surface cooking elements, including both a dual element and a triple element. This feature is great for minimizing heat loss and saving energy but is usually something seen in higher price ranges, so it’s a nice touch on this budget range.
The elements include dual elements (9 inch/6 inch) and a triple element (12/9/6 inch), as well as a warming element. Two are high-powered elements (3000 W) and two are mid-power elements (1200 W and 1300 W), with a 100 Watt warming zone. There is no bridge element though.
The Whirlpool has a ‘Steam-Clean’ option but, unlike the GE Profile, has no higher-temperature ‘self-clean’ option. This may mean this model lasts longer due to less temperature stress but could mean it’s less energy efficient overall as it has less robust insulation.
This model also lacks some of the features expected of a high-end range such as the GEs, including no temperature probe or bridge elements.