Must cost a few $ to heat electrically....
It isn't that bad. Reason I got rid of gas was the combi boiler failing and was BER. Got quotes form 2.5k to a massive 4.5K with British Gas (Say no more!)
As I'm on my own in the house, my usage for hot water and heating isn't huge.
When the boiler was condemned I sketched some monthly costing. A new boiler on average would cost me £3,500 with a life expectancy of about 10 years / £30 a month. Not being technical I used Homecare which cost me £25 a month, If I remember correctly I was using about £50 a month in gas. So all in all the boiler was costing me over £100 a month.
Prior to the conversion my Electric bill at the time was £35 a month.
Im sure with my usage I could undercut that by going all electric. With the help of a qualified sparky the conversion cost £300. The hardware (Convector heaters from Argos, nearly new free standing cooker, and at the time a 12Kw Redring Powerstream for the hot water) all came in at £350.
My Direct debit for the whole house standard rate electric is £100 instead of the £140 I was paying for duel fuel. Obviously the electric is used heavily in the winter with the heating but during the warmer months the account gets into enough credit to equal itself out.
Although reliable the only mistake was the Powerstream, powerful enough for a shower and hand washing etc round the house but the water wasn't red hot.