S2KRAY

We have decided to down size as we are not getting any younger. We are looking for a one level ranch with 3 bedrooms, 2 car garage, etc. Somewhere in in the 1800 sq. ft. range. No condo. We have 4200 SF now and do not need that much house. Some of the ones we are looking at have electric heat for heating, cooking, hot water, etc. We have always had natural gas or propane. How do costs of those fuels compare to electric. Natural gas has been cheaper and propane more expensive. My wife doesn't like cooking with electric but if we find a house we like she said she will have to adjust.

Lainey

In our area a house with electric heat is a budget buster. Most people would run away from that listing. Not sure about your neck of the woods.

Lots of people don't like cooking with electric. I know we don't. It's possible you could still use propane for that.

robb

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dlq04

Call the local utility(s) in the area you are looking at. Their customer service departments can give you good reliable comparisions. Personally natural gas is our first and only choice.

Kyras

It depends a lot on the rates where you live. My electric bills from Southern California Edison, (the largest subsidiary of Edison International, is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, USA. It provides 14 million people with electricity across a service territory of approximately 50,000 square miles) are way higher per kWh than the bills I get from Poudre Valley Electric (a not-for-profit electric cooperative serving more than 40,000 members in Larimer, Boulder and Weld counties in Northern Colorado). I have gas in both houses, too for the stoves and heat.

Poudre Valley REA
5/11/18 to 6/11/18. 404 kWh = $62.46
7/10/18 to 8/9/18. 838 kWh = $103.24
8/10/18 to 9/10/18. 568 kWh = $77.87

So Cal Edison
5/9/18 to 6/1/18. 469 kWh = $96.40
7/10/18 to 8/8/18. 853 kWh = $190.20
8/8/18 to 9/7/18. 761 kWh = $161.11

jukngene

Co-Ops are most always cheaper. We are lucky enough to be served by one here. Unfortunately, Ray is not also served by a Co-Op.

Still, gas heat is always less than electric.

Kyras

This is my first time with a co-op. I've been amazed at the low rates for water, electricity and gas, here.

MsPerky

My condo (about 1500 sq ft) is totally electric. I got used to cooking with electric years ago and it doesn't bother me at all. Looks like my average bill is about $90 per month.

jukngene

My bill for approximately the same time period was $181.37 for 1,582 KWH..

Yours works out to $0.1232/KWH, and mine is $0.1146/KWH. Pretty comparable.