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Emeleigh_Rose t1_j48j0qy wrote

I think it's the fact you're using electricity. One of my friends (family of 4) just moved from their house that was heated with oil and propane. Their new house is all electric heat. Their bill was $1,200 for the month. They were shocked and so stressed out. Similar to your emotions, I imagine. You're not alone.

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movdqa t1_j4b0t4q wrote

We moved to NH in the 1980s and what people told us is to avoid electric heat. I think Seabrook improved things with electricity prices but it's something that's always stayed with me. There's an overall shortage of electricity in New England. NH generates more than enough power for the state but a lot of it is sold outside the state due to demand. I think that we should put in another nuclear reactor at Seabrook but permitting to construction is typically 10 years in the US.

I don't know if you're aware of this but electricity prices doubled in NH last summer. So what we paid last year was a lot less than what we are paying now. We had plenty of notice so that we knew it was coming but it's still unpleasant to deal with.

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nobbyv t1_j498ft0 wrote

Soooo…what were they paying for electric, plus gas, plus propane before?

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bb5199 t1_j4bd51g wrote

Your friend was not that knowledgeable about electric heat. I thought everyone knew it is VERY expensive.

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Emeleigh_Rose t1_j4d64of wrote

They weren't knowledgeable, I agree. They expected a large increase but not 1200 a month. Luckily, it's been a relativel mild winter otherwise I can't image the cost.

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