At least not for now. In my area Gas is controlled by National Grid (formerly Keyspan). I called up and inquired about getting gas service run to my house. The closet gas main to my house is 466 feet away. NG will pay for 100 feet of main, and the rest the consumer (me) would be responsible for. The cost is $72 a foot. That comes to $26,352. On top of that I would still have to pay for the new heating equipment and a plumber to install it. I had wanted to convert to natural gas as soon as possible. As a new homeowner spending over $30K is just not an option. In the future if they offer a promotion or if neighbors are willing to share the cost I would be interested. Until then I am stuck with Oil.
update:
The 3rd bedroom which is downstair is for rent. It needed a door added and some painting done. Most of the painting is complete and the door was installed yesterday by a friend (cost $79 for materials and a six of Coors Light for my friend). I have posted the room on craigslist and as of yet I have only had one person come by to see the room. I have had 3 other people show interest, but all have either flaked or already found another room. There was also one guy who tried to pull an internet scam on me. Luckily I am internet savvy and recognized the signs before I was defrauded and left with a negative balance in my account.
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