LP or electric on a meter
Hey everyone, I have a seasonal site where I have metered electric, so for fridge, heat and hot water, is LP or electric cheaper?
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The water heater and fridge use comparatively little energy when compared to the furnace/heaters. Absorption fridges tend to run at very roughly a pound of propane a day, or maybe 3ish kWh per day. The difference between those costs is probably on the order of a few cents. The water heater is probably similar in cost to operate.
(For the water heater especially, it's a bit more likely that electricity will be cheaper because the immersion element is considerably more efficient than the burner in terms of lost energy: virtually all of the energy it uses goes towards heating the water, while a portion of the heat from the gas burner escapes with the exhaust.)
(For the water heater especially, it's a bit more likely that electricity will be cheaper because the immersion element is considerably more efficient than the burner in terms of lost energy: virtually all of the energy it uses goes towards heating the water, while a portion of the heat from the gas burner escapes with the exhaust.)
