Home heating and cooling: electricity versus gas
Suggest changesCompare gas furnaces, electric heat, heat pumps, and air conditioning: local energy prices, climate, efficiency, installation, refrigerants, and lifetime costs.
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Principles
- Compare the cost of useful heat delivered, rather than comparing gas and electricity prices in different units.
- Include local prices, equipment efficiency, climate, installation, maintenance, and backup heat.
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