Gas Range Retirement Cost
Retiring a gas range means more than swapping the appliance: capping or removing the gas line, and potentially losing a share of the fixed monthly gas fee if other gas appliances remain. This tool uses a discounted view, since a small annual savings compounds differently than a one-time cost.
At your inputs, retiring the gas range has an NPV of -$1,496 over 10 years, with a discounted payback of no discounted payback within this horizon.
| Net cost after confirmed incentives | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| Annual savings | $130 |
| Net present value | -$1,496 |
Breakeven: No discounted payback occurs within the selected horizon.
- This uses planning estimates you entered, not a contractor quote or guaranteed savings.
- A positive NPV does not guarantee the actual outcome; it reflects your entered assumptions discounted at your chosen rate.
What this also tells you: A positive NPV means the option is worth more than its cost even after discounting future savings back to today; a negative NPV means the upfront cost outweighs what the savings are worth today.
This is a planning estimate based on your entries. It does not size equipment, determine electrical or building-code compliance, verify incentive eligibility, or replace a contractor quote or professional energy audit.
Why this decision comes up
A gas range retirement is often bundled into a kitchen remodel or an induction conversion, and homeowners rarely stop to price the line-capping work on its own. This tool isolates that specific cost against its specific savings.
How this is calculated
This discounts each year's savings back to today's dollars using your chosen discount rate, then sums them against the net cost to produce an NPV, plus the year at which cumulative discounted savings first covers the cost.
A worked example
With the defaults ($2,500 net cost, $200/year baseline dropping to $70/year, 10-year horizon, 5% discount rate), the annual savings is $130 and the NPV comes out negative at these defaults, meaning the line-capping cost is not clearly justified by this savings alone over the horizon. A larger avoided fee or a longer horizon can change that.
Common mistakes
A common mistake is treating this as a full electrification savings case rather than the narrow line-capping cost it actually represents. The bigger savings usually come from the appliance conversion itself, evaluated separately.
Limitations
This does not include the induction range's own cost, which the gas-to-induction conversion tool covers. It isolates only the retirement and line work.
Common questions
Why does this use NPV instead of simple payback like the other conversion tools?
Retiring a single appliance often has a smaller, longer-tail savings stream than a full equipment swap, so discounting future savings back to today gives a more honest picture of whether the line-capping cost is worth it now.
What discount rate should I use?
A common starting point is your own opportunity cost of capital, such as what you could otherwise earn investing that money. If you are unsure, 5% is a reasonable planning default.
Does this assume I am removing gas service entirely?
No. If you are removing gas service entirely because the range was your last gas appliance, use the gas service removal payback tool instead, which is scoped to that specific fixed-fee savings.
What if I am only capping the gas line, not removing it fully?
Enter the cost of whatever work you are actually having done; capping alone is typically cheaper than full line and meter removal, so use your specific contractor quote rather than a generic cost.
Is it worth doing this at the same time as the range conversion itself?
Often yes, since coordinating both in one contractor visit can reduce combined labor cost, but enter your own actual quoted costs rather than assuming a bundled discount applies.