Almost assuredly a gas leak. This is why there is no gas in any of my homes plural. Heat pumps are more efficient even in single digit temps with modern Mitsubishi units.
Induction cooktops heat faster with more precise temp control (single degree F) with Bluetooth probes most importantly with no radon,carbon monoxide or nitrous oxides. As a former professional back of house in NYC no less while at University. I would and so choose induction over gas any day every day with two exceptions both only outside kitchen use. 250,000 BTU wok burner which doubles as the 100 quart crawfish boiler burner. The other exemption is 1800 degree gas salamander for dry aged steaks like every high end steakhouse uses. Peter Luger and Delmonico’s both gas salamander their steaks having been personally in both those kitchens can confirm. There is no need in modern times to have flammable gas inside the home. Added benefit is with solar panels you can go off grid entirely, the gas grid is still a grid and as Texans painfully found out in Feb 21 it can collapse with little warning.
Always remember it was the gas grid collapse that brought down the Texas electric grid there are no less than 4 reports to our legislator confirming and reconfirming that. Has the gas operators winterized their operations nope single digit temps in Midland basin will tank the well heads again for sure, along with the poly surface lines, the gas separators full of water too.
Agree about induction cooktops. We moved from electric coil to induction 5 years ago. A dramatic improvement. Much safer as well.
Gas is much cheaper than electric. I worked in a plant until recently that has been given the mandate from Corporate to start moving all our gas fired equipment to electric to satisfy their ESG commitments. The big hang up is that at a plant that is already the biggest electricity consumer in the county will see a massive increase in utility costs by using electric power in addition to the capital costs of changing over.
Natural gas in this country is cheap and is the source of much of our electricity. Properly installed and maintained it is safe. I recognize the efficiency of heat pumps as my house is all electric, though I question their actual economy and reliability especially with the newer refrigerants and scroll pumps. More expensive to buy and replace and shorter life.
In Chicago and Wisconsin we have gas in virtually every home. Works perfectly. We may lose 2 homes a year. But the other million are fine. Electricity starts far more fires. Our water heaters, furnaces and most of our stoves are heated with gas. I also have two homes. One had gas lit chandlers which were turned to electric 80 years ago. I am far more scared of the electric than I am the gas.
Here in Florida my gas cooktop and water heater have certainly been useful in the aftermath of big storms (no electricity for a number of days).