Re: New paradigm for home heating automation and control

["E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Marc F Hult" <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In considering how to replace a furnace diagnosed with a cracked (thus
> dangerous) heat exchanger last week, I discovered that this month, by my
> calculations, and in my case, the cost of incremental electrical energy
> for
> home heating ( $0.0506 per kWh) fell below the cost for heating by natural
> gas($1.52 per 100 cubic feet ~ $1.48 per therm).

I just got my gas bill today. Up from $0.980/ccf to $1.575/ccf.

Thus, I cry.