We got our gas bill for the month from mid-October to mid-November.

For the 29 days ending Nov. 11, we used an average of 1.6 therms of gas per day, as compared to 5.4 therms/day last year. It was slightly warmer this year, but most of the savings was because we kept our thermostat turned down.

That saved us about $150 for the month, and a total of $185 for the season so far (and the heating season has only barely begun). We saved about two-thirds of our gas bill this month.

Not bad.

If you subtract the 0.7 therms/day which is our baseline usage (for hot water, cooking, etc.), we burned 0.9 therms/day for heat this month, as compared to 4.7 therms/day for heat last year. In other words, we eliminated about 80% of the heating for our home. And while it has been somewhat uncomfortable, it has been quite manageable.

With the wood stove only a little over a week away, I'm hoping we'll see equally dramatic savings next month, too.