and how big is your house? I realize this will vary by location but we are converting to natural gas from heating oil and I have no idea how much to budget each month.
We have about 3000 sq ft including our finished basement and we pay anywhere from $30/month over the summer to last January (coldest it's ever been here in my adult life) $180. The average is about $75/month over the year.
$21 per month on the balanced payment plan. 1957 sq. ft. house in a very warm climate. Heat, hot water, cooking, and laundry are all gas but we don't need the heat as much as many areas of the country.
$0! I love typing that, and I know that wasn't helpful, but I couldn't help it. Our apartment is all electric, and we pay around $150 per month for everything, and we have about 1100sq ft.
We have natural gas. Our furnace is about 9 years old. We put it an after our first winter in this house. The first winter heating bills in the winter were $800/month. After replacing the furnace, they average around $350 for the coldest months. In the summer, we spend about $25/month.
ETA, we have about 3,500 square feet plus an unfinished basement. 120 year old house.
We have a lot of appliances that run on natural gas: furnace, water heater, dryer, range. It varies so much, and is much higher in the winter. I'm not actually sure how much our gas bill alone is, though, because we pay a combined gas + electric bill. It ranges from < $100 to $250.
Post by bostonmichelle on Oct 23, 2014 14:16:42 GMT -5
We average $100 a month. The lowest has been $20 and the highest was in Feb 2013 with $220. We have 1800 sq ft but 300 or so is always set on 55* unless we are up there. We live North of Boston.
We only use it for heat. In the height of winter we can get up around $150-$170. In the summer we use no gas and pay a $13/month connection fee.
Our house is 795 square feet.
I'm pretty sure our insulation in the back bedroom and bathroom are terrible and I'm betting my landlord doesn't have a super energy efficient furnace installed.
Post by LoveTrains on Oct 23, 2014 14:17:53 GMT -5
Natural gas for heat, hot waster & stove/oven.
I do the plan where you pay the same amount every month to avg out summer/winter. It's $120ish a month but the summer bill is like $30. 1400 sq feet plus finished basement.
Post by sometimesrunner on Oct 23, 2014 14:20:24 GMT -5
We have natural gas heat as well as a gas range. Our A/C is electric. In the summer/hot months our gas bill is $30-35. During the winter it's typically around $100. There is always a month or two that is between $150-200 when it gets bitterly cold out. Our house is just under 3k square feet.
Post by hopenotlost on Oct 23, 2014 14:40:45 GMT -5
We live in a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom farmhouse (I couldn't tell you the square footage), and we have radiant heaters. On budget billing we pay $118 per month.
2600 sq ft in a warmer climate. We have gas for the heater, hot water heater, and stove. Our payments are much higher n the winter, but average out to about $40/month.
$10 during the months we don't run the heat (only water heater is using gas). During colder months with the furnace on, it's $150. Our house is 2,900 sq ft, but we also have a 2nd system/heat pump and wood stove so our gas costs may be slightly less because of those. Cold climate with freezing temps and snow/ice.
Natural gas is furnace, water heater, and stove - it's as low as $20 in the summer, and I just checked our bill history. Last winter with the polar vortex/keeping it warmer than usual due to having an infant was $154, $159, $176, $116. It drops to more like $60 when it's warmer and we're not using the heat as heavily.
Our house is 2000 square feet + a full basement. I don't think we have any heat ducts running to the basement, though. It's also from the 1970s with not fantastic insulation and windows.
We are on the budget plan. $135/month for natural gas to heat our two flat. So, we are heating our unit plus the rental unit. That also includes cooking gas for our unit only.
For our other building, we pay $500+ per month on the budget plan to heat three units with a very old boiler. We just bought a new boiler (you don't even want to know what that cost) so we are hoping that we see a big reduction in the bills. We better!