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Originally Posted by cabmandone
Wow! Over the last 30 I've used $37 in electric and $7 in propane. I'm keeping my house at 70 and not using any setback. I used almost as much propane in one day as you have the last 18. Your place must be well sealed.
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I apologize, I didn't write that post correctly.
The $3.07 and under a dollar is the average over the last 18 days. It is the daily average. (1.5 gallons of propane and about .75-1.00 bucks for electric). Of course the 500 gallon tank was already full from 10-15 years ago. I am sure the price of propane was much less then, but to due a cost analysis, you must factor at current prices. My current price for propane is 1.49 per gallon. This is 1/3 of the cost for the same volume of fuel oil. I would have burned considerably more fuel oil, so I am saving 2/3's of the former cost...just on the fuel. My electric usage since the new furnace is significantly lower for the same timeframe last year. So, all things considered, I have more dinero in my pocket.
Sorry for giving the wrong impression.