Homeowners turn to sun to heat their home's water, rebates available
May 22, 2012 | " But the low cost of natural gas for water heating makes the economics of gas-displacing solar water heating systems more challenging than
electric-displacing systems, adds SoCalGas spokesman Raul Gordillo. Typically it amounts to $1,500 for gas and $1,010 for
electricity with rebates declining through 2017 (or until funding runs out) as more systems are installed. "We want to encourage other technology and not just our own gas-related technology because it's the right thing to do," says Gwen Marelli, director of commercial and industrial services at SoCalGas. 7 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year, as well as expand the market to bring about innovation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The statewide goal is to save 585 million thermal units of natural gas by the end of the program and 275. And Electric and Southern California Gas Company. Rebates are based on how much energy is displaced by the system. Granted, there are several
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May 22, 2012 | Under the new supply gas rates, a typical residential gas heating customer who uses 160 therms in a winter month, or 1050 therms annually, will see a decrease in their annual bill of $56 or approximately 4.6 percent. This customer's annual bill will be
May 22, 2012 | Visually inspect your in-garage heaters to make sure there's no clutter. - Check that your chimney isn't covered in snow or ice and can properly release exhaust. - New high-efficiency furnaces exhaust out of the side of the house, and have a safety
May 22, 2012 | The garage also houses the residence's tankless-water heater, a cost-saving feature for the Herreras. “I wanted to put in as many energy-saving components as I could,” she said, adding that the heater is designed to be removed and a traditional water
May 22, 2012 | Winter is fast approaching, and furnaces and hot water heaters are in short supply, as are skilled contractors and building inspectors. Many residents and business owners are battling insurance companies, unsure what payments they'll receive or when.
May 22, 2012 | Discard old faulty space heaters in a way that they cannot be used by someone else. Flammable liquids should not be stored in inside the home or in an attached garage or shed. This includes any unused fuel still in the fuel tank.
what is cheaper to run? an electric garage heater or a natural gas garage heater?
May 22, 8042 by THE DUDE
I have a 3 car garage that I am planning to keep heated this winter. which will be cheaper in the long run as far as energy costs. I have already insulated the garage and the doors.
Wow, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but at least in my area Electric heat is much cheaper than gas. In fact I'm getting ready to replace my 80,000 lp furnace with 18 KW of electric.
I'm not sure what your per KW rate is in your area, but you definitely want to measure out both types and do a calculation before you decide. Call your utility companies and ask them the rates per measured unit of energy that they charge.
As I said, here in Indiana, electricity beats gas hands down.
Natural gas garage heater efficiency?
May 22, 596 by Dea
Does anyone have any idea of how much gas a 75,000 btu ceiling mounted heater would use if on for approx 10 hours a week? I'm just wondering if a large tank could last for a winter. My home is heated with natural gas, but all the lines are on the opposite side of the house. Any ideas?
First of all you mentioned a "tank" therefore you must mean propane C3H8, Natural Gas is methane, CH4, anyways 75,000 btu's converts to 75 cfh if you are using natural gas.
Therefore if you pay by the gigajoule or by the 1000 cubit feet
if your heater ran for 1 hour it would cost you 75/1000 times your cost of gas.
for instance if you are paying $5.00 a thousand feet for gas it would take 15 hours to use up 1000 feet of gas.
So over a month it could become quite expensive.
Most people have their thermostats in the garage set just above freezing to prohibit rusting and to save money.
remember you heater will not run for the full hour every hour, once heated up to temperature it will only come on spratically.
Hope this helps.
Price of gas today on world market $7.825/1000cfh