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this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2024
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I'm curious to an actual, scientific answer, but I do something similar, and here's my anecdotal results:
I've got one of those electric fireplaces (fancy 1500w space heater basically) in my den, and I usually spend a lot of time in here (it doubles as my WFH office). I'll turn the central thermostat down about 5 degrees and just run the fireplace while I'm working in there. When I'm done, I'll bump the main thermostat back up.
My furnace is gas, and the price keeps rising every year, but doing this over the last 3 years, my gas bill has stayed relatively flat even though the price has skyrocketed. I think it averages me an extra $20 at most on the electric bill which is less than the gas would have cost.
Granted, I live by myself, so I don't have to worry about other people in other rooms getting chilly lol.
At least where I live gas is significantly cheaper than electric.
Complete opposite here, though both are getting expensive.
Electric price per kWh has a little more than doubled since I bought this house in late 2019. Gas has nearly tripled, and they haven't even finished easing in the rate hikes yet (public service commission approved the gas company's hikes, but only if they were gradually phased in).