An easy and inexpensive way to add heat to "cool spots" or heat an entire home.

Baseboard electric heat is easy and inexpensive to install to heat "cool spots" in your home or heat your entire home. Baseboard heat allows you to adjust the thermostat setting for individual rooms which can help save on energy costs. However, baseboard heaters must be clear of furniture to operate effectively and safely. Baseboard electric heat qualifies for the dual fuel electric rate if installed in conjunction with an automatic fossil fuel or ETS heating system.

Electric Resistance Heat vs. Fossil Fuels Cost Comparison

Type of Electric Heat

Efficiency

Cost/kWh

Propane/gal

Fuel Oil/gal

Natural Gas/therm

Electric Resistance Heat

100%

4.9-cents

$1.21

$1.41

$1.32

 
For an example, if you currently heat with propane, you would have to buy propane at $1.21 per gallon to equal the cost of heating with a baseboard heat at the dual fuel rate of 4.9-cents per kwh.