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Switching from gas to electric, one appliance at a time

Most Denver houses burn gas in three or four places. Switch the one closest to wearing out, and let the rest follow.

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Bosch gas furnace with white PVC vents beside a gas tank water heater in an unfinished basement
A gas furnace and water heater in a basement.
A Bosch heat pump air handler and a Bosch heat pump water heater side by side in a hallway closet
A heat pump air handler and water heater in a closet.
Out of pocket$15.3k–$19kDucted heat pump, $21k–$28k before rebates

Which gas appliances to switch, and when

Section through a ranch house with a basementThe furnace, water heater and dryer sit in the basement, the range in the kitchen and the fireplace in the living room. Gas comes in from a meter on the right wall; power comes from the pole to a meter and the panel in the basement. Each appliance you plan to switch gets a new circuit drawn from the panel.HEAT PUMPPANELGASKitchenLivingBedroomBasement

Water heater Heat pump water heater

A compressor on top pulls heat from the room air into the tank. It needs open space and a drain nearby.

When does the water heater switch?

Send a photo of the tank, its label and the room around it.

  • Typical price$7.5k–$8.2k

Most need a 240-volt circuit. Some models plug into an ordinary outlet.

Heat pump water heaters

Your roadmap

Four of five go electric, one now and three as they wear out. The fireplace keeps the gas meter.

  1. Before any wiringLoad calculation

    An electrician checks that your panel can take four new 240-volt circuits.

    Panel upgrade, if you need one: $5.5k–$6.1k
  2. NowHeat pump water heater$7.5k–$8.2k
  3. As each one wears outHeat pump$12.6k to $33.9k, depending on the system
  4. Induction rangeAppliance purchase plus a circuit
  5. Heat pump dryerAppliance purchase plus a circuit
  1. Stays on gasFireplace

    Plenty of people keep the fireplace on gas for years.

  2. Gas meter stays

    You pay the monthly service charge until the last gas appliance goes.

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What each switch typically costs

Out of pocket is what most Xcel gas customers in the Denver metro pay after rebates. See what applies now.

  1. $5.5k–$6.1k
    Panel upgradeIf you need one$5.5k–$6.1k
  2. $7.5k–$8.2k
    Heat pump water heater$7.5k–$8.2k
  3. $10.4k–$12.2k
    One-room heat pump$10.4k–$12.2k
  4. $21k–$28k
    Ducted heat pump$15.3k–$19k out of pocket$21k–$28k
  5. $21k–$28k
    Heat pump + furnace$14.8k–$18.2k out of pocket$21k–$28k
  6. $23.4k–$36.2k
    Several rooms, ductless$23.4k–$36.2k

The heating our customers chose, year by year

How the heating options compare
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  2. 22%2022
  3. 74%2023
  4. 68%2024
  5. 92%2025
  6. 97%2026

Share of whole-house replacements with a heat pump.

Gas vs electric, appliance by appliance

Gas tank water heater with a metal flue pipe, an EnergyGuide tag and an expansion tank in a basement
Heat pump water heater in a closet, with its compressor and fan housing on top of the tank

A heat pump water heater needs no flue.

It pulls heat from the air around the tank, so the gas line and the vent pipe both come out.

Induction boils water faster than gas.

It heats the pan itself, so the glass around it stays much cooler than a burner.

Cold-climate heat pumps keep heating below zero.

A heat pump dryer needs no outside vent.

Every split heat pump has an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, joined by copper refrigerant lines.

  • A ductless head mounted just below a textured ceiling on a tan wall
    A Mitsubishi outdoor unit on a pad in gravel, with a line-set cover running down a tan brick wall
  • Mitsubishi wall-mounted head high on a green wall beside framed art and a window
    A Mitsubishi outdoor unit on a raised stand beside tan siding and a wood fence
  • White Mitsubishi floor-mounted indoor unit low on a bedroom wall beside a wooden bed
    A Mitsubishi outdoor unit on a pad in gravel beside a tan brick house
  • Mitsubishi wall-mounted head under a textured ceiling beside a window
    Mitsubishi two-fan outdoor unit on a stand beside beige siding, with the old AC unit next to it

Start here

Start with whatever is closest to failing

Send photos of it and your panel, and we’ll reply with a price.

  1. The appliance where it sits
  2. Its label
  3. Your panel with the door open

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