Fuel Type | Approximate Heating
Value of Fuel | Quantity of Fuel Required
for Equal Quantity of Heat | Estimated
Local Cost | Calculated Cost | | Alaskan Coal | 16,000,000 BTU/TON | 1 Ton | $115.00/TON | $115.00 | | Natural Gas | 100,000 BTU/THERM | 160 THERMs | $2.55 THERM | $408.00 | | Propane | 92,000 BTU/GAL | 173.9 GALs | $2.85 / GAL | $495.60 | | #2 Heating Oil | 140,000 BTU/GAL | 115.0 GALs | $3.30 / GAL | $397.50 | | Wood | 20,000,000 BTU/CORD | .8 CORD | $205 / CORD | $164.00 | | Wood Pellets | 16,000,000 BTU/TON | 1.0 TON | $245 / TON | $245.00 | | Electricity | 3413 BTU/KWH | 4688 KWHs | $0.095 / KWH | $445.36 |
Heating Your Home With Coal is Equivalent To $1.00 Per Gallon Of Home Heating Oil |
