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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by wil421 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:30AM (#32411582)
It’s costs me about $100-$160 a month in the winter for gas to heat my home in the Deep South. My area is upgrading gas lines and now the base surcharge is $35. However that’s not a forever charge.

My price per therm has more than doubled when I renewed this year. That won’t mean my bill doubled as there about $40 or so in fixed costs before gas use is accounted for.

Edited winter numbers above:

December: $100

January: $120*

February: $160

March: $90

*out of town for one week.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by pojzon on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @10:16AM (#32412353)
To make you feel a little bit better:

For similar size house in energy-efficient building tech we pay around 300$ per winter month for heating.

And its “cheap” because house is well isolated. (EU)

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by wil421 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @10:53AM (#32413015)
Yes I do feel better. By energy efficient do you mean newer construction? I assume it wouldn’t be old stone construction (EU/UK old world stuff) that would be sucking up heat in winter.
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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by pojzon on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:13PM (#32419619)
Its a new building from 2020.

Thats how much prices went up in EU.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by roflyear on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:36AM (#32411674)
How big is your house? That is an insane price to pay. I owned a home in vermont and heated with gas and paid around that.
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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by kube-system on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:02PM (#32414222)
Insulation, construction style, and usage makes a gigantic difference. Two houses of the same size right next to each other could be using 400% different amounts of energy.
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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by wil421 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:46AM (#32411823)
Around 2,200sqft but that doesn’t include a half basement (heated) and half garage (unheated but gets some heat). Updating my numbers above $170 was an exception.
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