So why are all the new homes including mine gas if it’s cheaper for the villages to have electric

We have been here 11 years and rented 2 years before we bought. We have gas and I don't ever remember hearing about even one house exploding due to gas.

We bought a new villa and have gas.

There are multi-day outages in The Villages
 

In September of 2017hurricane Irma struck The Villages. In my neighborhood power was out fo 2-4 days depending on the street you lived on. Make no mistake, hurricanes can wreak havoc on the infrastructure and cause multi-day outages of power.

Hurricane Irma went through and we never had an outage. It flickered once.

I bet you are in the Wildwood section.

It’s a nice change to see the gas versus electric debate involve something besides golf carts. I very much prefer to cook with gas, but it’s not available where our home is, so we make due with electric.

:icon_wink: If anyone is interested...... my customer charge from TECO Gas is $14.25 a month. SECO Elect. has a customer of $1.00 a day. Approx. $30.00 a month. On your Utilities bill there is a Water and Sewer Base charge before usage is added. Mine last month was $23.80 Base Charge for water and sewer. There is also a GARBAGE Collection fee of $19.38 rather you are here or not.
These are fees we all pay rather you are a Snowbird or not. This is all part of doing "Due Diligence" before buying. :oops:

We’ve lived in Duval since 2007. Pond side has gas, pool side has electric. When we questioned our agent about this he said the infrastructure was done on pond side first and stopped the gas lines at Odell circle. Go figure. We’re on pool side and we all have electric. We were here before St Charles was built and I didn’t think they had gas

I live in a courtyard villa and we added propane gas; it's a 60 gallon above ground tank. If you have a villa with a corner lot, you might be able to bury the tank.

I rented a home in Pensacola in 1978 while I was building my home. I only needed a short lease, like 3 or 4 months, so I couldn't be picky.

I found a nice brick rancher about 25 years old for $150 a month. I noticed the garage walls, doors and ceiling were all brand new. He said, the only problem is we haven't connected the hot water heater yet, we have to get everything inspected but you can go ahead an move in. For $150 and no lease, and they took my two big dogs and had fenced yard, I said OK.

I said what's the problem with the hot water and why is the garage totally new. They said a neighborhood kid was cutting the grass and after filling the lawn mower, he sat the gas can down in the garage but didn't put the cap back on. The gas fumes floated across the floor to the pilot light on the water heater and the garage blew up and killed one person in the kitchen.

Ummmm
 

Agree somewhat. However, here is a Google response to a question about fire in a home:
"What appliance causes the most house fires?

Cooking Ranges – Even after controlling for human error, stoves and ovens cause a lot of fires. ...
Clothes Washers and Dryers – It's no secret that clogged lint traps cause dryer fires. ...
Dishwashers – Dishwashers are the second most common source of a kitchen fire caused by non-cooking appliances.
More items...•Nov 6, 2019" :shocked:

A good reason to NOT buy a cat. I have had a gas and oil powered house all of my life. Here in the villages i have gas. In 70 years i have never had an issue nor do i know of anyone who has had an issue with gas. Careless people will have issues with gas or electric.

Gas vs Electric
 

Gas is one of the main reasons I bought in Amelia........I was told by T. V .that the Gas Co.tried to squeeze the developer for more $$$ when they were building the middle section and the developer told them to stick it and tossed them off the reservation. Between those two and the middle of the development is why I picked Lake Sumter. With gas if power is lost, you can still cook both in the kitchen and grill outside...(very nice not switching propane tanks) and have a second heat source if needed.Guess it's the fireman in me,,,I like having options.

Right Own......and happy hunting!

Gas vs Electric
 

I have gas in Villa Brea it is part of polo ridge, my range, water heater, gas grill and dryer are all natural gas. We have been in the house twenty years and have been satisfied with it.