Can you buy in?

[Eric Alan]

From my research it seems that some models don't really sap the electrical bill that much. Eric would probably be able to address that best

You'd think so, but here in AZ, our electricity structure is a little different than most of the rest of the country. This is the time of the year when both temperatures and electrical bills tend to skyrocket with the A/C running pretty much 24/7 starting in a few weeks. It's also the time that the oil heater doesn't run at all (our house A/C is set to 80 - trust me, it's not as bad as it sounds when it's 115+ outside). During the winter, the rates and usage are so low that when the oil heater does run, I hardly notice a bump at all. I'm sure it'd be a different story in the rest of the country that gets actual winters.