Clark W. Griswold, Jr. wrote:

Tony Sivori wrote:

Already posted further up the thread. But I was wrong anyway, $5 of the
bill was a "customer charge"; apparently that is what they charge me for
the privilege of getting a bill each month. So I actually paid $25.29
for 419 kwh, which works out to 6 cents per kwh.

OK... I suspect that right now you only use electricity for lighting and
possibly some cooking as that is a very low eate.

No, I run a central conditioner when needed (first floor apartment so it
doesn't need to run every day), I run a washer and drier each week, take a
hot shower every day, plus the lights, cooking, computer and miscellaneous.

Many utilities step
their residential rates, bumping it up to .07 or .08 per kwh when you
exceed a certain amount.

Not here.

Even still, at your rate, resistance heating cost about 60% more than
natural gas. Air source heat pump would be 20% more (if your climate
allows). Ground source heat pumps might save you on operating costs, but
will cost a significant amount more to install.

You can run the numbers he
http://www.warmair.net/html/fuel_cost_comparisons.htm

Trust me buddy, it didn't used to be this way, but now natural gas is more
expensive than electricity in Louisville Kentucky.

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Tony Sivori