![Comparing the running costs of oil, gas and electric heating, including heat pumps | Paul Braybrooke Comparing the running costs of oil, gas and electric heating, including heat pumps | Paul Braybrooke](https://www.paulbraybrooke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Cost-of-oil-versus-electric-heating.png)
Comparing the running costs of oil, gas and electric heating, including heat pumps | Paul Braybrooke
![Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here's how they work Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here's how they work](https://images.theconversation.com/files/404365/original/file-20210603-17-oo48xp.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=14%2C9%2C3244%2C1822&q=20&auto=format&w=320&fit=clip&dpr=2&usm=12&cs=strip)
Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here's how they work
![Comparing the running costs of oil, gas and electric heating, including heat pumps | Paul Braybrooke Comparing the running costs of oil, gas and electric heating, including heat pumps | Paul Braybrooke](https://www.paulbraybrooke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/price-oil-versus-gas-heating.png)
Comparing the running costs of oil, gas and electric heating, including heat pumps | Paul Braybrooke
![Natural gas prices on the Railbelt will rise, but unless the grid transforms, gas heat will still be cheapest. Natural gas prices on the Railbelt will rise, but unless the grid transforms, gas heat will still be cheapest.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfe2c0b7-fc10-45d0-8e0e-b925c33c4a70_1296x713.png)