Electric range calculation required if gas stove?

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I'm having a home built that is going to have a gas stove. I have been told that the NEC requires that even if a house is being built with a gas stove that a 220 electrical outlet must still be installed and included in the calculations. May later buy an electric stove, right? My builders electrical contractor did not install this or include it in the calculations for the homes service. He says it is not required under the NEC. Can someone clarify who is right here? Any applicable code sections to reference would be appreciated.
 
The contractor is right. If you are going to include one or more electric cooking appliances, then NEC article 220.55 tells you how to calculate the load. But nothing requires that an outlet be included for an electric cooking appliance. There are some "you must have" rules, but this is not one of them. For example, you do need to include an outlet for laundry facilities, even if the prospective owner does not plan to buy any laundry machines. And again, if there is a kitchen island or peninsula, it must get a receptacle outlet, even if the prospective owner does not plan to do any cooking on that space.
 
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charlie b said:
The contractor is right. If you are going to include one or more electric cooking appliances, then NEC article 220.55 tells you how to calculate the load. But nothing requires that an outlet be included for an electric cooking appliance. There are some "you must have" rules, but this is not one of them. For example, you do need to include an outlet for laundry facilities, even if the prospective owner does not plan to buy any laundry machines. And again, if there is a kitchen island or peninsula, it must get a receptacle outlet, even if the prospective owner does not plan to do any cooking on that space.
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I agree. Although there have been some times where I have installed both. It is not required by the NEC
 
Just to play devil's advocate, it could be something in the local code, or it could be something that the inspectors expect to see. Either way, I'd talk to the AHJ to find out for sure, and if they tell you it's required, get a code reference, both section and book.
 
A couple of years back, I wired a house that was going to receive a gas clothes dryer, and had to install a 30a, 240v receptacle anyway.

"Just in case..."
 
By the way, I've not seen the same requirement for gas cooking appliances.

I'd say that, if a circuit is installed, it needs to be included in load calcs.
 
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