Enter the cost you pay for your various fuel types in the 'Local Cost'
column and then press the 'calculate' button. Click reset to reset the values.
Fuel Type
Approximate Heating Value Of Fuel
Quantity Of Fuel Required For Equal Quantity Of Heat
Local Cost
Calculated Cost
ANTHRACITE
26,000,000 BTU/TON
1 TON
$
per TON
$
Natural Gas
100,000 BTU/THERM
260 THERMs
$
per THERM
$
Propane
92,000 BTU/GAL
282.7 GALs
$
per GAL
$
#2 Heating Oil
140,000 BTU/GAL
185.8 GALs
$
per GAL
$
Wood
20,000,000 BTU/CORD
1.3 CORDs
$
per CORD
$
Wood Pellets
16,000,000 BTU/TON
1.63 TONs
$
per TON
$
Electricity
3413 BTU/KWH
7618 KWHs
$
per KWH
$