On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:42:34 -0500, someone wrote:

But Im getting conflicting advice. You seem to be
SAVING money by using portable electric heaters and
"zone" heating

Whereas others are telling me that using portable
electric heaters will cost me MORE than using my
furnace.

Depends on how much you heat.

To obtain the same amount of heat, gas is cheaper than electricity in
terms of dollar per btu.

If using electric heat allows you to heat a much lesser area, then you
will spend less if the area is small enough to offset the greater
$/btu cost of the elctricity.

Personally, I would not want to live like that - sitting in one
semi-warm spot in a cold room in a cold house; what if I wanted to go
somewhere else in the room or the house? - and I am glad I am not so
poor that I have to. It sure sounds miserable to me.

-Vincent