I was under an incorrect impression that gas stoves were more common in more wealthy homes. Every crap place I rented had an electric stove. Every nice place I've lived came with a gas range. I was incorrectly extrapolating from there that poor people cook less (I still think this is true - see food deserts, fast food induced health issues, and the like).

Basically a chain of incorrect assumptions, and ones I didn't even properly express

Political points. The push to electric (moreso than simple "renewable") is one of the party that slate.com writes for