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Fortunately I have natural gas for heating and hot water. Much cheaper than electric heat, but the local gas utility is still charging me about $12/MMbtu, which is about 3x the Henry Hub spot price.

But electronics is not nearly as benign as you suggest, it depends on your lifestyle. E.g. I have 4 TiVo boxes running 24x7. Each draws about 40W. In my area 1W works out to about $1/yr. So my TiVo boxes cost me $160/yr just in electricity.

I also believe that LED lighting saves money. In our family room I used to have a 75W light bulb on for at least 12 hrs/day. That's $37/yr for just a single bulb. I replaced it with an 11W Philips LED. It's now costing me $5.50/yr. That's an over $30/yr savings on a single bulb. The same savings applies anywhere light bulbs are on for a long time.



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