Heat pump West Virginia

Heat pump vs gas heating cost in West Virginia

$131 a year saved by heating a typical West Virginia home with a heat pump instead of a gas furnace.

A typical home here burns about 441 therms of gas a year for heat, about $750 at the national average of $1.70/therm. A heat pump would use about 3,924 kWh instead, $619 at 15.78¢/kWh. Electricity would have to pass 19.1¢/kWh before gas became the cheaper way to heat.

Prices updated October 2026 from EIA, AAA and BLS data.

How West Virginia compares

Ranked by yearly saving against gas, West Virginia is 14th of 51. At U.S. average figures a heat pump saves $27 a year. West Virginia has the 21st cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC, near the middle, at 15.78¢/kWh, 14% below the U.S. average of 18.31¢.

With an estimated 4,900 heating degree days a year, winters here are moderate, and the calculator uses a seasonal COP of 2.8.

Against propane the heat pump saves $596 a year, against heating oil it saves $1,217 a year, and against electric baseboard heat it saves $1,114 a year.

Heating now	Now, per year	Heat pump	Difference
Natural gas furnace	$750	$619	$131
Propane furnace	$1,215	$619	$596
Oil furnace	$1,835	$619	$1,217
Electric baseboard	$1,734	$619	$1,114

One of its five neighbors does better against gas: Kentucky at $182 a year saved.

State	Electricity	Saving vs gas a year
Kentucky	13.81¢	$182
West Virginia	15.78¢	$131
Virginia	17.55¢	$51
Ohio	19.45¢	−$15
Maryland	21.41¢	−$83
Pennsylvania	21.72¢	−$115

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What these numbers assume

A heating load estimated from about 4,900 heating degree days a year: 441 therms of gas, 482 gallons of propane, 338 gallons of oil or 10,986 kWh of baseboard heat.
Natural gas at $1.70/therm, the U.S. city average for September 2026. Gas prices vary a lot by state and utility, so enter the price per therm from your bill.
Propane at $2.52 and heating oil at $5.43 a gallon, EIA forecasts for winter 2026–27.
Furnaces 85% efficient (oil 80%), and a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.8.
No federal tax credit: Section 25C ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025.

Change any of them in the calculator above to match your own bills. The formulas are on the main heat pump calculator.

Sources

Electricity price: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (July 2026 data).
Natural gas: BLS U.S. city average, September 2026.
Propane and heating oil: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook winter forecast, October 2026.
Heating degree days: MeterMath rounded estimate for the state.
Tax credit status: Public Law 119-21.