Natural gas heating costs??

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Registered: 01-30-1999
Natural gas heating costs??
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Wed, 12-10-2008 - 6:36pm

we are moving into a house that has natural gas heating. What kind of heating bill can I expect?? it's approx 2000 sq feet.


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Registered: 01-25-2006
Wed, 12-10-2008 - 6:45pm

This varies so much by climate, insulation, windows, how high you set the thermostat, etc.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Thu, 12-11-2008 - 12:01am

I agree with Peg. How much your heating bill will be is based on so many different things. You can have two homes the exact same size and have two very different heating costs. It will depend on how well it's been insulated, what temperature YOU are comfortable with it being in the home, windows, doors, etc.


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Registered: 06-03-2006
Thu, 12-11-2008 - 9:25am
I live in a large apartment and just got my natural gas bill today: $150.00. I keep my thermostat set at 70 degrees in the day and 68 degrees at night. Usually by January/February the bill is up to $250.00.
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Registered: 05-18-2005
Thu, 12-11-2008 - 11:48am

Hello,

Jan
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Registered: 10-02-2008
Thu, 12-11-2008 - 2:23pm

Around here, you can call the natural gas company and ask what the average heat bill is at a particular address, probably for the exact reason that you ask.

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Registered: 08-02-1998
Thu, 12-11-2008 - 5:23pm
we have a detached house that is about 1900 sq. ft. we pay about $85 a month for natural gas on equal billing. But we have also done alot of energy conserving things since we moved in, replaced all the windows, put in a high efficiency furnace and heat pump. Before we did that we were paying about $150 a month year round. We also have a programmable thermostat which I think really helps as then we aren't heating the house when we are at work and I don't have to remember to turn it down at bedtime or when we leave for work. Before the new windows, I would put the shrinking plastic on the windows to help keep heat in. On windows we didn't use, the plastic lasted for over 3 years without replacing.