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[deleted] t1_j56q8w0 wrote

Reply to comment by thehuntforrednov in What kind of salary to make this [AL to MA] move equal? by thehuntforrednov

Just wait til you get your first gas/electric heat bill.

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bobby_j_canada t1_j570dgv wrote

It's probably kind of a wash since you no longer the have "running the AC during Alabama summers" cost.

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[deleted] t1_j573jam wrote

Summer AC use in New England is no joke - and electricity rates won't be going down next summer either.

Alabama's standard rate is ~$0.13/kWh (source), & they have time of use plans which ISO-NE doesn't allow so the OP may be paying even less. The best you'll find in MA is around $0.20/kWh. And if they wind up with gas or oil heat...yikes. Usage may well be a wash, but the total bill won't.

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bobby_j_canada t1_j57addm wrote

I grew up here and didn't even have A/C until I was like 25 years old. I maybe use it 20 days a year (mostly at night) when it's really brutal in July/August.

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