Fuel Comparison Chart

Fuel Type

Btu Value Per Unit

Units Required To
Produce 1,000,000 Btu

Fuel Price Per Unit
6/10/08

Cost To Produce
1,000,000 Btu

Appliance
Efficiency

Effective Cost Per
1,000,000 Btu

Shelled
Corn

8,000 per pound

125 pounds

$240 per ton ($6.73/bu)
$15.02/125lbs

$15.02

80%

$18.78

Electricity

3,413 per KWH

293 KWH

$ 0.1467 per Kwh

$42.98

100%

$42.98

Natural
Gas

100,020 per CU FT

1,030 CU FT (1 therm)

$1.4602 per therm

$14.60

80%

$18.25

Fuel Oil

139,000 per gallon

7.1 gallons

$4.59 per gallon

$32.59

80%

$40.74

LP Gas

91,690 per gallon

11 gallons

$3.13 per gallon

$34.43

80%

$43.04

Wood

22,000,000 per cord

0.0607 cords

$240 per cord

$14.57

60%

$24.28

Wood
Pellets

8,000 per pound

125 pounds

$249 per ton
$15.56/125lbs

$15.56

80%

$19.45

Kerosene

135,000 per gallon

7.41 gallons

$4.36 per gallon

$32.31

95%

$34.01

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F uel C omparison C alculator Use this calculator to compare fuel prices in your area. The results will be the same as the chart
above. Click on the link, when the dialog box pops up click OK. The calculator will open in your computer's task bar.

Using The Calculator
Step 1. You can change the fuel prices in the yellow cells by clicking on the box with the cross shaped cursor and typing in your local
fuel price. Don't bother filling in dollar signs; they will be automatically inserted. Next, just click on the corresponding green cell to
see how the price change affects the price per million Btus compared to other fuels.

Step 2. If you don't know the efficiency rating of your furnace, etc., you can use the default ratings provided in the yellow cells and
leave them unchanged. The efficiencies can be changed the same way you changed the fuel prices.

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