Tim..Good Gosh!..where you live?..North Pole?..
having a cold..er, hot foggy rain here at 41º.
The other day watching the news (snow plows, deep snow views, city streets) it dawned on me why stuff in general is so much higher 'up North'..man, those cities budgets for snow plows and salt and pot hole repairs come spring must be enormous..and one's household electric and fuel costs for heating must be high too.
My electric bill for this totally electric 1630 sq. ft. house is $118/month..I'm on year round equal monthly payment plan. You guys are probably twice that high? Right?
Grabbed calculator out of curiosity and my heating/cooling bill figures out to be 7.2¢ per square ft per month.
My posts my opinion only, make your own financial decisions.