The OPs avatar said he has lived in Texas and Louisiana, I don't consider them as the real south. Any place that gets snow, isn't the real south. I have all electric since 2011 and my highest electric bill, winter or summer until this year has been $91. January set the record, it was $126, a small price to pay.
I made up my mind a long time ago I would never own a home with gas. In '78 I rented a home in Pensacola while I custom built my permanent home. I couldn't be choosy since it was only for 3 or 4 months. I found a home with no hot water. I noticed the garage was brand new but the rest of the home was a 30 year old rancher. The gas hot water heater in the garage was new, but not connected yet.
When I asked what was going on. They said a neighborhood kid was cutting the grass and set his can of gasoline down in the garage after filling the lawnmower, and he failed to put the gas cap back on the can. The fumes moved across the garage floor to the heater's pilot and blew up the garage and half the kitchen. One person was killed.
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