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Originally Posted by WiscoDogsDad
Good morning, all, and thanks in advance for any insights.
I have the opportunity to have TECO pull a gas line to my home, in Duval.
To help me with the decision, please share your monthly TECO costs...roughly...
I will ONLY be using gas for cooking, in the short term, but will have plumbing pulled to water heater and clothes dryer, for flexibility.
Thanks, and regards,
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From my perspective, having natural gas is a top priority for me. We greatly prefer it over electric for cooking, and it’s FAR cheaper than electric water heating, and home heating based on my own experience.
I also have a gas line to my patio and a nat gas BBQ grill which saves me from having to fool with propane tanks. And nat gas is less costly than propane.
But another, very big benefit for me is that nat gas gives us the ability to put in gas fireplaces. In my Missouri home I have two such fireplaces that we really have enjoyed in the winter. Not only are they cozy and beautiful, but they put out a good amount of heat. In fact, when we use our primary fireplace the 2 furnaces in my home don’t need to run. Therefore there seems to be zero cost for running the fireplace! For our new home in TV, we are planning on running a gas line out to the lanai for my bbq grill, and I’ll probably instal some kind of gas fireplace out there as well to provide some supplemental heat during the cooler months.
So for me, nat gas is a very important and beneficial item.