Welcome to Rewiring America’s Electric Word of the Day series, where we walk you through the terms you'll hear the most during your go-electric journey.

Today’s term is: Methane gas.

If you’ve used a gas stove, you’ve already been around methane gas — it’s most of the gas inside those blue flames coming out of the burners, and also goes by the name “natural” gas.

But did you know:

• Methane is a heat-trapping gas 80 times more powerful at warming the planet than carbon dioxide.

• Methane gas has a pesky way of escaping gas stoves — even when they’re off. One study found that two-thirds of the methane gas emitted by gas stoves happens when you’re not even using the stove.

When you’re ready to replace your worn-out gas stove, clothes dryer, or water heater, give methane gas a pass. Go electric!

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