Heating Bill? (Mountain Top, Dallas: low income, how much, house)

[penet05]

I know this depends on a lot of factor, but I like to get an idea for heating bill, since we are planning move from south to the region. For a 3000 sqft newly built house (in Dallas or Mountain Top ) how much the gas (heating) bill will be in these cold months? Assuming that the thermostat is set to 72-74F. Thanks.

[Gerania]

As much as it would cost to cool a house in the South to that temperature during the summer? There are too many variables for anyone to give you a number.

I'm wearing a fleece lined sweatshirt and a hat while drinking a cup of hot coffee waiting for my house to heat up to 67 or 68 degrees.

[DavidWebb]

Originally Posted by penet05

I know this depends on a lot of factor, but I like to get an idea for heating bill, since we are planning move from south to the region. For a 3000 sqft newly built house (in Dallas or Mountain Top ) how much the gas (heating) bill will be in these cold months? Assuming that the thermostat is set to 72-74F. Thanks.

There is honestly no way to determine that as much as those of us here on NEPA forum would like to be able to provide....what you do have to keep in mind is which rooms of that 3K sq. ft. house you want to keep warm & comfortable....rooms which are not to be occupied obviously can be kept at 72 or even 70....also if everyone can tolerate spending more time in the main living areas the better but that may not be feasible if you have kids that want to hibernate in their own rooms and have access to the thermostat....I have a pellet stove and electric baseboard heating....the pellet stove I have on a timer that turns on at 5:30am and I shut it off manually when I go back to my bedroom in the evening....in my bedroom I have a baseboard heater....at 10:30pm the timer goes into shutdown mode at which time I turn the stove back on so that at 5:30am it turns on again....I'm also getting assistance from the LIHEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) program to pay my electricity use which is what powers the pellet stove....there have been winters in the past when I was working that my electric bill would be in the $400-$500 range depending on how cold it was.....my home is a 1K sq. ft., 1 bedroom ranch....I live in Saylorsburg which is further south than Dallas and Mountain Top where the winters, such as this one, can be colder.....hope this gives you an idea though.....

[fisheye]

This winter has been atypical and has cost many of us extra. We also have a current administration that is pushing 'green energy' and fossil fuels are starting to rise.

I have been going through a lot of oil this winter, but it has been colder than most of the winters that we have had recently. This Spring I plan on installing some more insulation. Which brings up another point and that is how well your house is insulated.

There are some 'estimators' available, but most want you to have your yearly bills in hand: https://www.kauffmangas.com/blog/4-w...heating-costs/.

Here is a CD thread that started back in 2007 that might help the OP: //www.city-data.com/forum/north...ing-bills.html.

[Wells5]

If it's a new build house, PA building codes stipulate that it be built using 2X6 studs, have insulated outside doors, insulated exterior walls (R-13 to R-23), insulated attics (R-30 to R-49) and thermopane windows. Many homes have insulated basement walls and ceilings although this is not required by code.


If the house also has natural gas heating, the cost shouldn't be a burden.

[jtab4994]

Originally Posted by penet05

Assuming that the thermostat is set to 72-74F.