Gas Stoves That Do Not Require Electricity . You'd be lucky to have embers after 8 hours with a wood stove, whereas the wiseway pellet stove runs up to 28 hours on low heat. The safety features prevent this. Gas stove with oven and Gas cylinder and regulator Qatar Living from www.qatarliving.com We have a number of stoves in the family and none of them need electricity. All our gas fireplaces have battery. Automatic stoker models, like pellet stoves, need electricity to operate.