We don't keep the house a particular temperature since we no longer use the central heat. We use space heaters and just run them until it's warm. Even if one has to run continuously, it still uses far less power than the central unit.
At night, we use the mattress pad that was a birthday gift. A very handy gift indeed because it uses even less power than the space heater and has multiple settings including a pre-heat cycle. It'll keep you as warm as you like with very little impact on your usage.
We usually only heat when it falls below 50 F.
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