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You think that a water heater can make a $70-80 difference? Everyone I
talked to said no way. I'm thinking about replacing the water heater
anyway and see what difference it makes.

Depends on the rates, obviously...but I'd think it possible, yes.

As for the gas leak, what if it was underground? I'm on a slab (both
old and new houses) and I've been wondering if a leak under the slab
wouldn't be as detectable.

If the meter didn't register any flow and their sniffer didn't find any
hint, I'd think a leak of any size at all highly improbably. In general
the level will be lower, of course, but the slab isn't totally
impermeable and there are the penetrations where the pipe has to come in
as well. I assume they did do a sniff test inside as well as outside?