Water heaters tend to use more than refrigerators.
https://www.energystar.gov/products/...t_water_heater
It takes less energy to lower a cubic foot of air 1F than it does to raise a cubic foot of water 1F.
You can avoid cooking on the range or in the oven over the summer, and avoid the dryer... but the refrigerator will need to run.
In the winter, the excess heat loss is just contained in the space and offsets other heating source demands.
https://www.iso-ne.com/
If you watch the real time fuel mix... you can see why... NG is providing the majority of our electricity; and Europe is willing to pay about six times what we do for it.