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Old 06-07-2020, 04:22 PM
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I have two homes in TV, one all electric one with gas.

I have been trained my entire life gas is cheaper. For most Villagers it is not. The exception is if you have a gas heated pool.

Gas comes with the standard array of service fees which are too much to overcome the savings from using gas.

Of course you may have a preference to cook with gas, but to most it doesn't matter if you dry clothes or heat water with gas.

The actual measured cost to operate an electric water heater in TV for a couple is 13.00 to 16.00 a month based upon my years of electricity monitoring (Sense: Track energy use in real time to make your home more energy efficient. for more info). The water heating is by far your biggest electric consumer that could be performed by gas.

An electric heat pump is more efficient than a gas furnace in this climate.