Price

• Electric fireplaces have come a long way in the past few years, and the price has dropped as well. Gas fireplaces need to be installed and buyers must purchase gas logs, making electric fireplaces much more cost-effective.
  
  

Convenience

• Electric fireplaces can be smaller and more convenient to move than gas fireplaces. If you don't stay in one place long, the electric fireplace is really the only way to go, because it is so much easier to pick up and take with you.
  
  

Heat

• For a while, electric fireplaces didn't generate as much heat as gas fireplaces, but now they can generate even more, up to 10,000 BTUs.
  
  

Power

• Gas fireplaces tend to use up a lot of gas when they are turned on, which makes your bill skyrocket. While electric fireplaces do use electricity, the spike in your monthly bill will not be nearly as high.
  
  

Ventilation

• Like traditional fireplaces, gas units need a way to vent out smoke, via a chimney. Electric fireplaces don't need any ventilation, so they don't require a chimney to be built and they can be used in apartments.