said by XXXXXXXXXXX1:True, but remember that in a nat gas or propane system, the only power needed is to run the actual air handler. In an electric system, the heat itself is generated from electricity in addition to the air handler, thus requiring a much larger generator to power the home.
Heat pumps aren't exactly the same thing as resistive electric heat.
We have no access to natural gas, or I would have gone that route.
At the moment our home seems to have sufficient hot water from the heat pump water tank, which claims to use about 1/4 the electricity as a resistive electric hot water tank
I'm not worried about the price of oil when my kids are in the shower.
We shall see what the electric bill brings.
Normal operation for my home IS with electric power. The number of hours we have had no electric power over 30+ years here is about 168.