We have electric baseboard heat in the basement. We've been here since the 1980s and I turned it one once for a few minutes to see if it works. My office is in the basement and I have a small, electric space heater but most of the time I just get used to the cold. Even moreso with the high electricity prices. My wife is away in Singapore for five months so I'm using her office in the living room when it is cold outside.