Dormansville

Electric heating is common in places with a lot of hydro-power or where it rarely gets below about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, which the point where heat pumps are not effective.

Data Source: Housing Heating Fuel, American Community Census 2009 5-Year. data.census.gov

Do you heat with heating oil? This fuel is rarely used outside of New England, the Hudson Valley and Alaska. Most of rest of the country uses natural gas (urban), propane (rural), and electricity (down south and Washington State).

Data Source: Housing Heating Fuel, American Community Census 2009 5-Year. data.census.gov