how mch is your heating bill in winter? (home builders, live)

[PinkPeony]

I'm curious!

[McGowdog]

As much as 180.00/month, but down to under a C-note now. I can't remember how low it goes in the summer, but the electricity goes up a bit for a few months.

[BillRadio]

Originally Posted by PinkPeony

I'm curious!

Colorado is one of the few places where you can POTENTIALLY benefit from the weather in lowering your heating bills. I say potentially because so many home builders do not incorporate many simple methods of retaining or losing heat.

The days are so sunny here, just having a large number of south-facing windows helps considerably. Additionally, the dry air has the benefit of several cooling methods in summer. It's as simple as opening windows at night (not possbile in humid climates), or using a swamp cooler for cooling.

If you ignore these benefits, you can pay as much as anyone else for heating & cooling. I, for one, make the effort to open the shades on all south windows each day, and close them at night, and use insulated shades where practical. I have a large house and pay a little less to heat my home than the neighbors who rarely make the effort, even though the builder did not maximize the solar benefits of this house...the largest wall of windows actually faces southwest.

[Phazed-Coug]

It depends on your house.
In durango, we lived in a nicely designed highly efficient home.
never paid more than 65$ for gas. rarely over 100(combined w/ elec)
during winter..
And during the summer it was even less.

But most of the homes in and around durango are older, and/or cheaply
built I cannot believe some of the junk they build, and what they charge for it.