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Hello all, I'm buying a 2,000 square foot 4 bed 2 bath home that has electric heat and appliances in Bristol. I would like to know an approximate monthly (Winter) cost so I can attempt to plan a budget. I understand there are many different variables such as windows, insulations, and efficiency of appliances but I'm only looking for a ballpark figure and your experiences. I'm only used to Gas and oil heat and know nothing about electric heat.
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Hello all, I'm buying a 2,000 square foot 4 bed 2 bath home that has electric heat and appliances in Bristol. I would like to know an approximate monthly (Winter) cost so I can attempt to plan a budget. I understand there are many different variables such as windows, insulations, and efficiency of appliances but I'm only looking for a ballpark figure and your experiences. I'm only used to Gas and oil heat and know nothing about electric heat.
This is second hand information, but we just bought an all electric 4 bedroom, 2900 square foot house built in 1972. The elderly seller claimed an annual electric bill of $3000, but probably lived in just a few rooms in the winter. The good news is if the house was an original all-electric house, it will probably have good insulation values and many individual thermostat zones.
We've chosen to do away with the electric baseboard units and install a new gas boiler with 3 zone hot water baseboard. Not an inexpensive option. Hope this helps.
Hello all, I'm buying a 2,000 square foot 4 bed 2 bath home that has electric heat and appliances in Bristol. I would like to know an approximate monthly (Winter) cost so I can attempt to plan a budget. I understand there are many different variables such as windows, insulations, and efficiency of appliances but I'm only looking for a ballpark figure and your experiences. I'm only used to Gas and oil heat and know nothing about electric heat.
You should ask to see the total electric bills to date for one year. If the seller (or Realtor who listed the property) doesn't have them, call the electric utility company asap and they can look up the account under the seller's name and address. Disclosure of utility bills is very important. Also find out if there is gas service available in the street if you want to switch over. Electric heat was popular years ago when it was inexpensive. In the event of power outages, you should also have an alternate source of heat if you can't switch to gas. Gas powered whole house generator would be the answer; or at least one that will take care of the refrigerator(s) and some lights, and hopefully you have a fireplace.
I had an 800 sq ft cottage with all new windows and insulated. Two story.
One very cold December............that one bill was close to $700!
I'd check with National Grid to see if there are gas mains on your street. Natural gas is the only way to go!
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