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Gas vs. Electric Heating Cost Analysis for a Basement Apartment

As a college student on a tight budget, find out the price difference between heating an apartment with gas or electricity. Get insights on the setup, assumptions, properties, calculations, and the cost-saving conclusion.

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Gas vs. Electric Heating Cost Analysis for a Basement Apartment

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  1. Gas or ElectricA Heated Debate Robert Campbell Me En 340 Section 1

  2. Problem As a poor college student, money is scarce. What is the price difference in heating my apartment with gas or electricity?

  3. Setup Basement Apartment 4 walls: 7.62m x 2.1336m 4 windows: 0.4572m x 0.8636m 1 door: 0.9144m x 1.9812m Walls are cement, windows are glass, door is hardwood.

  4. Assumptions Apartment is insulated on the top and bottom, only heat transfer out the sides Using an electric resistance heater All energy turns to heat for natural gas combustion Temperature Apartment at 20°c Ground at 4°c Air at -6°c

  5. Properties • Cement • k = 0.60 W/m · K • 0.2032m thick • Glass • k = 0.8 W/m · K • 0.0127m thick • Hardwood • k = 0.16 W/m · K • 0.03175m thick

  6. Calculations

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  9. Conclusion It would cost me $334.11 a month to heat with electric. It would cost me $252.02 a month to heat with gas. Therefore, I save $82.09 a month by heating my apartment with gas.

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