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Originally Posted by Simplicity
And not only is electricity twice as much, it's much cheaper up front to install electric appliances and heating systems than it is gas. Consequently, when it comes to housing, the people who can least afford it are stuck paying ridiculous electrical bills because Hydro can't manage themselves without continual increases and no developer will pay for a gas-hookup. Gas - even with it cheaper to run - is still considered a luxury.
And since nobody in the province has any hope for hydro, most of us would never even consider electric to do anything but keep the lights on and the fridge running.
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I own 100 apartments ranging from 800 - 1100 Square feet all electric and in the winter some tenants bills are $40.00 (Hydro Read Meter Bill) They call me and tell me they cannot believe it. Good Construction methods lead to energy savings. Also depends on the trades you hire as well.
I designed and built these buildings and made sure the building envelope was R20/R40.
Nat gas codes are changing all the time and are getting more stringent.
Electric is not twice the cost of electric.
Maintenance on electric is negligible compared to gas.
And if anybody cares, each apartment is not charged 8% PST on their bill, only 1.4% because the building is all electric. That is all passed along to the tenants.
Electric is a winner for multi-family.