herein ky, nat gas used to be 1/3 the cost of elec to eat. now a heat
pump is 1/3 the cost to heat than gas, and who knows if another enron
situation will shoot up nat gas prices. your in a mild winter location i
think so heat pump should work fine, i got heat pump with a coil that
goes into the ground and it only cost me 40.00 a month to heat my house
here in ky.lucas