babylonsister
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:45 AM
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Gas vs. electric, and where do you live? |
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Edited on Wed Dec-08-04 01:00 AM by babylonsister
Texas here. Electric in summer is out of sight. $300+ monthly in the heat of TX summer; new roof, one level home about 1700 sq. ft.? Gas is more manageable.
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:47 AM
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Gas in the old part of my house; electric in the newer part.
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Lisabtrucking
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:48 AM
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2. Florida here, and electric bills going up in Jan because of hurricanes. |
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:49 AM
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Edited on Wed Dec-08-04 12:50 AM by notadmblnd
the electric gets a work out all year round because of the pool and hot tub usually around 125.00 Winter is here and the blower on furnace adds to that so I'm easily expecting 200.00 + bills for the next few months.
Gas is cheap in summer, dryer and hot water heater, probably 30.00. Got my bil for Nov today and it's 125 and some change. Som I'm thinking it will be close to 200.00 a month for the next few months too.
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:50 AM
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Everything else is electric. I prefer electric since our utility (SMUD) aims for renewable and ecological sources and thier prices are low. PG&E is outrageous, I'm glad I don't have to pay them for electricity or I'd never get to run the AC in the summer or turn on a light.
I'm in Sacramento, CA.
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:51 AM
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Wheezing 1952 gas floor furnace supplemented by an efficient woodstove in winter, swamp cooler in summer, both reasonably inexpensive.
Highest heating bill in winter is generally under $50, and that's either wood or gas (I don't use both at the same time). Electric bill in the summer is under $30.00.
Yes, I'm a miser. Yes, my lights are all fluorescent. Yes, I know how to knit nice, heavy sweaters...
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:55 AM
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6. old '30s house, heating oil :-( |
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fortunately, I live in western Oregon where there are only a few really cold days each year, but it is pricey.
So is converting to gas.
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:56 AM
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I would prefer my house not exploding if there was a leak or a fire.
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Wed Dec-08-04 12:56 AM
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8. Both: Gas heat, water, cooker; electric everything else. |
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Gas does okay in the winter for heat; we run about a $50 bill in the winter and 10-20 in the summer (depending on how hot it is we don't use a lot of hot water or cooker gas.)
Electricity is through one of the last community cooperatives and the rates are reasonable. Bills have been as low as 10-20; never higher than 70.
Of course, the house is horribly efficient, it's only 1000 square feet, and there are only two of us.
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Wed Dec-08-04 01:17 AM
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In Minnesota, I have gas which heats up water that creates steam that is piped into the radiators, also gas hot water heater and gas stove. They average our bills over the year so it comes to about $66 a month. The electric is just for lights and fans in the summer. We air dry our clothing, on lines (indoors in winter, in the fresh air outdoors in spring, summer and fall). Electric is around $45 averaged.
No comparison because the heat is cranking for many months in the winter and the summer is hot and humid. Lots of folks use air conditioning, cuz it is not so nice here when the dew point goes up.
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