Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm fielded questions on her department's proposed efficiency standards for gas and electric stove appliances Thursday, reiterating to lawmakers that there is currently no plan to ban gas stoves.

At a budget hearing for fiscal year 2024, Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., asked the secretary to address constituent concerns that "literally 96% of tested residential gas stove tops" would not be in compliance with the proposed draft rule published in February. Newhouse said that if that number was accurate, utilizing gas stoves would be "out of the question for most consumers" and said switching to stoves that meet the new standards would be "tremendously expensive" for Americans, both individuals and U.S. restaurants.

Granholm used the opportunity to clarify what she called "misinformation" about the Energy Department's proposal. 

Noting that Congress requires her department to update energy efficiency standards for gas and electric stovetops, as well as a wide-range of household appliances, Granholm insisted that the majority of residential stoves won't be affected by the changes.