How far is it from the new gas line to the existing gas piping on the outside of your house? Is the $4550 the price for the gas company to do all the installation work, including excavation, backfilling, any sand needed to protect the piping, the new gas meter, and any inspections. If your house is some distance from the gas line, that price doesn"t sound too bad. You will also need to replace or have work done on all the appliances now using propane, as it takes much more volume of natural gas to produce a given amount of heat than it does with propane.
About 20 years ago, when the gas company ran a high pressure natural gas line down our road, some neighbors and I inquired about being able to hook up to it. After some discussion, the gas company agreed to make a number of "taps" to the high pressure line, which required them to install special regulators in each yard that was going to use the gas. I was going to build a new house and altered my plans to take advantage of the availability of natural gas. Otherwise it would have been all electric, with wood heat backup. I suggested that the gas company put in a normal street pressure line in the same ditch while they had it open. They said they couldn"t, since that was not in the original contract. But a few years later, they dug up the gravel road again and installed a normal street pressure line. This allowed them to get rid of all the small special regulators and to close off the numerous taps in the high pressure line.
We really like having natural gas here. Since we installed the furnace, gas water heater and gas dryer, I have not had to have anything done to any of them. They have been completely reliable (hope this doesn"t jinx me!!!). The price of natural gas has gone up over the years, but so have almost all other prices. I still believe that natural gas is the least expensive way to heat a house. And using natural gas is SO EASY and so clean, as compared to heating with wood.
From what I have read, this country has enormous stores of natural gas. It stands to reason that if there is a lot of something available, that product should remain relatively inexpensive.
I absolutely would hook up to the natural gas line. However I would also try to negotiate a better deal, which might be possible. Good luck!
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