The report finds that replacing oil and propane furnaces boilers and water heaters with high efficiency electric heat pumps.
Convert propane furnace to electric.
Today central air propane furnaces are available with annual fuel utilization efficiency afue ratings as high as 97 meaning these units are highly efficient at converting fuel into heat.
Moreover to maximize efficiency and energy use most propane furnaces today use an electronic ignition eliminating the need for a standing pilot light.
Has anyone done this and seen a benefit.
I have no idea what a new furnace would cost plus the installation for it.
Does this make any sense to do at all.
Our new study energy savings consumer economics and greenhouse gas emissions reductions from replacing oil and propane furnaces boilers and water heaters with air source heat pumps looks at that particular question.
If you are shopping for a gas furnace you may want to go with one that has a high afue rating between 90 and 98 5 as these will save you the most money in the long run although the units themselves may be slightly more expensive upfront.
The cost of propane is crazy.
The cost of gas propane around here is astronomical compared to a house that has an electric furnace range water heater.
I d rather drop 2500 over the course of the season.
Propane and natural gas furnaces are by and large cheaper to operate than electric and oil powered furnaces.