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Dallas begs to differ!

• jefftk 7y ago
  There are many cities that get about as cold as Dallas where historically people haven't heated their buildings beyond the incidental heat you get from living and cooking, but that does require you to be ok with your house getting pretty chilly occasionally. Still, as long as your house is reasonably well insulated heating bills in Dallas are very low and only a few months per year, right?
  • pwinnski 7y ago
    I guess I wouldn't know. Only a few months, yes, but my heating bill is always higher than my cooling bill. I think the difference is that electricity is cheaper than gas, and my heating at various houses and apartments has always been gas? Not sure. Last couple of years I've switched to using a radiant heater that's in whatever room I'm in, and that has helped.
    • jdmichal 7y ago
      Interesting... It does not get very cold here in Florida, but we still typically have heat pumps installed with our ACs. Which are much more efficient than burning gas or electricity for 1:1 BTUs.