Posted: August 18th, 2011 | Author: Mirage Infrared Heaters
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their monthly Consumer Price Index report today…and the news isn’t good for those looking to heat their homes this winter.
Energy prices rose 2.8% month-over-month. That increase takes into account the gas we put in our cars, but also the heating oil, propane, natural gas and other heating fuels we use to keep our homes warm. However, the long term trend in energy prices is much, much worse.
Year-over-year, from July 2010 to July 2011, energy prices have soared 19%. It’s getting more and more expensive for all of us to heat our homes, and the forecasted trend in prices only points upward.
Is it time for you to move to Plan B when it comes to keeping your residence warm this winter? What is Plan B for heating? Infrared Heaters.
Quartz infrared heaters are so much more energy efficient than old-fashioned forced heating systems, baseboard systems, and other conventional heating system, that it’s truly staggering. And the less you use these inefficient solutions and turn to portable infrared heaters instead, the more you save.
One of the main reasons infrared heaters are so much more efficient is the way they heat. Old-fashioned systems pump dried, warm air into your rooms, while infrared heaters warm the objects in the room, which capture and release the warmth into the air evenly; from wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling.
Posted: August 11th, 2011 | Author: Mirage Infrared Heaters
You’d think that with all the devastating financial news circulating lately, including the market crashing after U.S. debt was downgraded, that heating fuel prices would drop. That’s because, during economically difficult periods throughout our nation’s history, demand for heating oil, natural gas, propane and other heating fuels usually went done. People just didn’t have the money to buy as much of these expensive commodities to heat their homes.
But according to the Department of Energy’s weekly stockpile report, it’s not the case this time.
Despite the sour news about the economy, the DOE says that U.S. fuel demand may not be weakening at all. In fact, demand is rising! And with rising demand comes rises fuel prices. So on Wednesday, after the report was issued, the average price for heating oil in the Northeast jumped 10 more cents. It’s expected to continue to rise through the winter months.
The prices of our quartz infrared heaters, on the other hand, did not rise…and they won’t. And our infrared heaters do not use heating fuels, so you don’t have to worry about when to buy to get the best price for heating. Simply put, the less you use these expensive commodities and the more you use a Comfort Furnace or Heat-A-Lot infrared heater smartly and effectively, the more money you’ll save this winter.
Posted: July 31st, 2011 | Author: Mirage Infrared Heaters
Many people use propane to heat their home during the cold winter months. The average residence furnished with propane heating as well as cooking appliances usually uses over 1,000 gallons of propane – and that’s just over the heating season. A more substantial residence furnished with propane heating, cooking, clothes drying, spa and swimming pool heating appliances, will use in excess of 2,000 gallons! But in the end, the single most expensive cost when using propane is its use in heating.
Now image if you could cut that 1,000 gallons of LP gas usage in half. That’s 50%! You could do just that by making the most of our infrared heaters. And how much money would that save you?
As of March 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that residential propane prices hit $2.86 per gallon. At that price, you’d pay $2,860.00 for 1,000 gallons of propane to heat your home. Now what if you utilized an infrared heater, meaning you’d use your central heating less, and cut your usage in half? You’d save $1430!
That deserves restating: It’s possible to chop $1430 off the cost of heating your home by using our infrared heaters.
The price of propane has risen higher and higher in the last two decades – by nearly 300% - as you’ll see in the chart below from the eia.gov website.
It just so happens that our infrared heaters have an estimated lifespan of two decades. So, season after season, you could see the saving piling up. Even if the price of LP Gas never increased, in twenty years you’d save $28,600 in lowered propane usage (based on the above example).
So it is true that the Heat-A-Lot Infrared Furnace and the Comfort Furnace Infrared Heaters not only pay for themselves in a few months, they could save you even bigger in the long run.
Energy prices rose 2.8% month-over-month. That increase takes into account the gas we put in our cars, but also the heating oil, propane, natural gas and other heating fuels we use to keep our homes warm. However, the long term trend in energy prices is much, much worse.
