What's the cost to heat your home in the winter?

[apac]

Take the following formula-

Average monthly energy bill (winter months) / sqft. of home = cost per sqft.

I bought this place last May so I'm finally seeing the true heating costs, and am starting to realize that the project for next summer will be to insulate the basement and blow more insulation into the attic. I don't have an average yet, but my cost last month was 0.128 (~13 cents per sqft). That's $167 for a 1300 sqft house.

And half of the days in the current billing cycle have gone into the single digits .

 

[me4get]

0.0568/SQFt last month

 

[NFS4]

Was $168 last month (average outside temp 48 degrees). Was a whopping $287 this month (average outside temp 36 degrees). We have a heatpump (electric) which are notoriously inefficient below 40 degrees or so.

House is two stories (programmable thermostats for both levels), 1950 sq ft.

 

[RockinZ28]

However much it costs to run my plasma tv and pc. Doesn't really get cold in SoCal. Summer will be a different story for energy costs though lol.

 

[0roo0roo]

at what temp?

 

[Perknose]

Cathedral ceilings, oil heat = too damn much.

 

[Patranus]

$450 per month, San Francisco, CA.

 

[Jadow]

about 130 / mo and I'm in Wisconsin

 

[zanejohnson]

2500 sq foot, oldish house... it's horrible... i dont even wanna do the math, last energy bill was around $450

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

$236 last month, didn't think that was too bad... Much better than the $532 electric bill I got in the summer

 

[richardycc]

just got a high efficiency oil boiler, from my rough calculation, it will still cost me about $9/day to heat the house during the winter, which is no better than my old 20+yr old boiler. hopefully my math is off, plus we have a colder winter this yr, I think the saving will come from DHW production during the non-heat months.

 

[lxskllr]

I have no idea. I have budget billing, so the costs are averaged throughout the year. I currently have a ~$150 credit from beginning in Oct, and my monthly bill is ~$130. I don't know what the square footage is. It's a sprawling 60s era rancher, with 3 bedrooms. Kind of big I guess :^/

 

[Dankk]

About $25 a month. I live in a medium-sized Utah town. (I keep my house at about 60 degrees during the winter)

 

[Eli]

Define "Winter months?" December, January and February?

We still haven't gotten our January bill yet, still a week out. I'm not looking forward to it, though. I've been trying to keep it down, but it seems impossible.

It's been very cold in Santa Fe. The average overall temperature so far this month has only been 24.4ºF. This house is old, and the windows are old wooden single pane things that hold in heat about as well as a sheet of newspaper. You know it's bad when there is a sheet of ice on the inside of your windows, despite the thermostat being cranked to 90. Meanwhile, the rest of the house is finally up to 74ºF because some moron decided it would be a good idea to put the thermostat 2 feet away from the heater.

The average temperature in December was 36.6ºF, and our bill was $62.13, for a 620sqft house.

January of last year, the average temperature was 30.0ºF, and our bill was $100.02.

Anyway, using last years data, the answer to your question is $0.4359.

 

[DrPizza]

WNY, relatively uninsulated house (3 1/2" of fiberglass in the attic that's about 50 years old & packed down) - $812.13 for the whole winter (3 tons of coal @ $270.71 per ton, including tax.) I keep the temperature about 75-80 in the central part of the house & cooler out by the bedrooms & in the sunroom.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I've got a mere 1750 square feet here. Last month, my electric bill was $298...but that included all the Thanksgiving and Christmas cooking, Christmas lights, etc..

What I can't wait to see is what it will be this next month. I bought a new American Standard Heritage 15 heat pump & a 2 stage variable speed 96% efficient 80,000 BTU natural gas furnace. Not only is the house warmer, but I have a programmable touch screen thermostat to help curb the costs in the daytime and at night... My old electric force air heater was 30 years old...and only used electric coils for heat...it wouldn't have handled the really cold weather that's been in Tennessee the past few weeks. Natural gas is the way to go.

 

[zeelandia]

About $25 a month for gas for 1000 sq. ft in DC metropolitan area. Temperature is set to 75'F but it's still cold because of a draft coming from a utility closet.

 

[WT]

$375/mo. here. Wife was ticked !! We keep the 'stat at 66 usually, so it ain't like I am baking my freakin' buns here. 3k sq. ft split level with old, drafty windows, so don't feel bad for me. My co-worker has an older house with more windows and he pays $450+ a month to heat in winter.

 

[ShreddedWheat]

Unfair: SouthTexas 1700 sqft house with insulation upgrades big time, house at 67F, under 100 bones a month (electricity and gas combined)....same cost cooling in the summer around 74 or lower.

 

[thegimp03]

Last month was 5.6 cents a square foot.

 

[Kanalua]

$0.

 

[eldorado99]

0$, Canada. I burn wood.

 

[Jumpem]

I don't get billed mothly. They come and fill my propane tank a few times a year. Last delivery was for $525. Averages $100/month over the entire year.

 

[Eos]

Benton County, WA
Single family home. 1800 sq feet. Single story.
Natural gas fuel, gas furnace, gas water heater, gas stove.

The most recent bill is not here yet. Most recent bill is for Oct 12 to Nov 11, so not a good representation at 25 therms with an avg temp of 50F.

Highest was in January at 87 therms with an avg temp of about 30F for a cost of $133.

Avg temp = 50F

Basic charge - $4
Delivery charge for 25 therms - * $.26248 = $6.48
Avg cost of 16 therms * $.80315 = $14.46
Avg cost of 9 therms * $.69106 = $2.54
City tax @ 8.5% = $2.54

Total = $32.40 or $.018/sq ft.

For the bill through Dec 11:

Avg temp = 31F.

Basic charge - $4
Delivery charge for 93 therms - * $.26248 = $24.41
Avg cost of 93 therms * $.69106 = $64.27
City tax @ 8.5% = $7.88

Total = $100.56 or $.055 per sq ft.

 

[cKGunslinger]

$Fuck-ton (metric)