Empire Center: Switching to Electric Home Heating Could Add Thousands to Energy Bills
October 17, 2026
October 17, 2026
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 17 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release:
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Switching to Electric Home Heating Could Add Thousands to Energy Bills
October 15, 2026
ALBANY, N.Y. A new Empire Center estimate shows that heating an average home from October to March would cost approximately $790 with natural gas, compared with $1,100 with a heat pump and $3,300 with electric resistance heating. The estimates show t . . .
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Switching to Electric Home Heating Could Add Thousands to Energy Bills
October 15, 2026
ALBANY, N.Y. A new Empire Center estimate shows that heating an average home from October to March would cost approximately $790 with natural gas, compared with $1,100 with a heat pump and $3,300 with electric resistance heating. The estimates show t . . .