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by kingnothing 2132 days ago
In the US, natural gas averages $11.85 per 1,000 cubic feet. Electric averages $0.13 / kwh.

1,000 cubic feet of natural gas is a bit over 1 million BTU. That converts to 297 kwh of electricity.

that 1,015,000 btu costs:

$38.61 in electric

$11.85 in natural gas

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So 3-4x rather than 5-10x