jesreson t1_it0jvh3 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:26 AM

Man I feel extremely lucky reading all these posts. We are far away from town, but somehow still have natural gas. We also have a wood stove but I only run it 2-3 days a week in the depths of winter. Natural gas averages us about ~$150 / month and I pay $225 for 1 cord that let's us enjoy wood heat on the cold days. 1800 sf home.

wholeWheatButterfly OP t1_it0yire wrote on October 20, 2022 at 3:19 AM

Wow, where do you live? The places I've seen in my area that use natural gas end up costing more than oil usually.. maybe I've only looked at home with natural gas that have terrible insulation?

jesreson t1_it1yoyr wrote on October 20, 2022 at 10:54 AM

Underhill. Natural gas is about 1/3 the equivalent price of oil. Natural gas is regulated by the state of Vermont. If VGS wants to raise rates, the state has to approve it.

https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/miscassets/advantagesgraph_980x551.png

That said, my house is well insulated, I have no tall ceilings, and I do have pretty good windows