Green Living: Solar-Powered Stove vs. Conventional Gas and Electric Stoves

As more and more people are becoming conscious and aware of the changes in the environment, a company recently unveiled a solar-powered stove at the CES 2016. Should you go solar in cooking your food or is a conventional stove more efficient?

Solar-Powered Stove

The GoSun Stove was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which might change the way you see cooking. According to CBC, the GoSun Stove can heat up to 550 degrees and cook food in its solar evacuated tube.

The insulated tube absorbs more than 80 percent of sunlight, which is captured from a broad range of angles. If you live in an area, which is not as sunny, this stove can still cook your favorite dish, as the stove can stay warm, but cooking will take longer.

"We have customers in Siberia cooking at minus 30 degrees," said founder, Patrick Sherwin.

For those who are lucky enough to be blessed with more hours of sun, the GoSun Stove can cook a meal good for eight people in an hour.

The GoSun stove is available in a variety of models. The GoSun Sport costs $279 while the GoSun Grill will be for sale at $599 and a hybrid model at $749.

Conventional Stoves

Gas and electric stoves are still the common choice among homeowners given the efficiency and reliability that they can bring. While there's still not much data available to compare the efficiency of the solar-powered stove versus the conventional stoves in the market, How Stuff Works provided a detailed comparison between the gas and electric stoves.

According to the publication, while gas and electric stoves are almost the same price, consumers must consider their savings in the long run.

The publication noted that a gas stove will still win in terms of efficiency, as it will cost one "less than half as much to operate" than when using an electric stove. A gas range will reportedly cost an average of $2.34 per month while an electric range will cost you $5.94 per month.