Induction ranges, electric ranges and cooktops compared on the official ENERGY STAR record, not the brochure claim.
Official cooking zones, official maximum zone wattage, computed total zone wattage and official cooktop low-power-mode energy. RangePick reads the ENERGY STAR certified residential electric cooking products dataset and ranks appliances with the weights printed on every page. 3 categories, 153 products, 30 head-to-heads.
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Induction ranges, electric radiant and coil ranges, and built-in electric cooktops, scored from official ENERGY STAR certified records.
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How it works
1. The official ENERGY STAR record
Every scored figure comes from the ENERGY STAR certified residential electric cooking products dataset, linked on the product card. If a figure is not published we show "Not listed" and score it at the category minimum, so an unpublished number never outranks a published one. Official annual energy use is shown as a detail because those official annual figures cluster tightly on this dataset.
2. Different jobs, the same official fields
Induction ranges, electric radiant and coil ranges, and built-in cooktops are each ranked in their own table so cooktop format does not dominate the score. All three use official cooking-zone count, official maximum zone wattage, computed total zone wattage (labelled computed) and official cooktop low-power-mode energy. Finish or region variants with identical official scored fields share one page.
3. Match it to the circuit and the cutout
A high official zone wattage is not automatically the right appliance for a 120-volt circuit or a 30-inch cutout. Official voltage, official amperage and official width help you match the install path. Use a licensed electrician when the hookup requires it, install a range's anti-tip device, and read the maker's induction warnings if you use an implanted medical device. Then check the price on Amazon. Commissions never change the order.