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Posted by Phisherman on October 7, 2009, 12:38 pm
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>I just read this from an AP article:
>"Households are expected to pay an average of $783, nearly 12 percent
>less than last winter, for natural gas, and $1,821 for heating oil,
>about 2 percent lower. People using electric heat will pay $933, a
>decline of 2 percent and those using propane $1,667, or 14 percent
>less than last winter, the agency said."
>Isn't electric the most expensive of all? Or are they saying that
>people who use electric heat have that as their average bill, but
>they're in warmer climes so they don't need as much heating anyway?
Electric could be the most expensive, depends on your rate. I have
natural gas appliances and they are very reasonable to run. My
electric bill is generally 10 to 20 X higher than the natural gas
bill. USA needs many more nuclear power plants to keep electric
costs in check.
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> "Households are expected to pay an average of $783, nearly 12 percent
> less than last winter, for natural gas, and $1,821 for heating oil,
> about 2 percent lower. People using electric heat will pay $933, a
> decline of 2 percent and those using propane $1,667, or 14 percent
> less than last winter, the agency said."
>
> Isn't electric the most expensive of all? Or are they saying that
> people who use electric heat have that as their average bill, but
> they're in warmer climes so they don't need as much heating anyway?