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r3 Website - Home Heating Fuel Calculator

This document provides a calculator to compare the costs of various home heating fuels including natural gas, propane, fuel oil, wood stoves, wood pellets, electricity, coal, and heat pumps. It lists the price per unit and energy output in BTUs for each fuel. It then calculates the gross cost, furnace efficiency, delivery efficiency, and total cost per 1 million BTUs for each option. An example comparison of propane forced air to a ground source heat pump system is provided. Key values like fuel prices and efficiencies can be adjusted by the user.

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r3 Website - Home Heating Fuel Calculator

This document provides a calculator to compare the costs of various home heating fuels including natural gas, propane, fuel oil, wood stoves, wood pellets, electricity, coal, and heat pumps. It lists the price per unit and energy output in BTUs for each fuel. It then calculates the gross cost, furnace efficiency, delivery efficiency, and total cost per 1 million BTUs for each option. An example comparison of propane forced air to a ground source heat pump system is provided. Key values like fuel prices and efficiencies can be adjusted by the user.

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Home Heating Fuel Calculator.

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Courtesy of Hydronic Heating Design

Based on a Spreadsheet by Rick Rys of R2Controls


Price BTU's / Gross Cost / Furnace Delivery Cost / 1million
Energy source Units Conversion Factor 1 Conversion Factor 2 Unit 1million BTU Efficiency Efficiency BTU

Natural Gas 1.20 $/Therm (1) 1-Therm/100,000 BTU 100,000 $12.00 95% 95% $13.30
LPG (Propane) 2.50 $/Gallon (2) 1-Gal/4.16 Lbs 1-Lb/21,653 BTU 90,076 $27.75 95% 95% $30.75
#2 Fuel Oil 3.60 $/Gallon (2) 1-Gal/7.5 Lbs 1-Lb/18,000 BTU 135,000 $26.67 80% 95% $35.09
Wood Stove(Soft) 160.00 $/Cord 1 Cord/2,250 Lbs 1-Lb/8044 BTU 18,099,000 $8.84 60% 95% $15.51
Wood Stove(Hard) 180.00 $/Cord 1 Cord/3,960 Lbs 1-Lb/7,677 BTU 30,400,920 $5.92 60% 95% $10.39
Wood Boiler(Soft) 160.00 $/Cord 1 Cord/2,250 Lbs 1-Lb/8044 BTU 18,099,000 $8.84 80% 95% $11.63
Wood Pellets 250.00 $/Ton (4) 1Ton/2000 Lbs 1-Lb/8250 BTU 16,500,000 $15.15 80% 95% $19.94
Electricity 0.08 $/KW-Hr (1) 1-KW-Hour/3,412 BTU - 3,412 $23.45 100% 100% $23.45
Coal (Antracite) 200.00 $/Ton (4) 1Ton/2000 Lbs 1-Lb/12500 BTU 25,000,000 $8.00 80% 85% $11.76
COP
Heat Pump (Air/Air) 0.10 $/KW-Hr (1) 1-KW-Hour/3,412 BTU 1.5 $19.54 90% 80% $27.14
Heat Pump (Air/Water) 0.10 $/KW-Hr (1) 1-KW-Hour/3,412 BTU 2.5 $11.72 95% 85% $14.52
Heat Pump (GS) 0.10 $/KW-Hr (1) 1-KW-Hour/3,412 BTU 4.5 (3) $6.51 98% 85% $7.82

(1) PSE 5/8/09 Public Utility Filing News Notice - Decrease in Natural Gas Rates and Increase for Electric Rates
(2) Farmer's Coop Pricing - 2008 Notes on Efficiency:
(3) Heat Pump Webinar September 2009 Sponsored by ClimateMaster Furnace Eff: Assumed 95% for Gas Fuels, 80% for Liq Fuels and
(4) http://www.eia.gov/neic/experts/heatcalc.xls 60% for solid fuels unless gasification boiler, then 80%.
Electric Heat Furnace Efficiency is 100% if Boiler
Payout Example -- Comparing Propane Forced Air to Ground Source Heat Pump Hydronic System or Baseboard.
Payout at 100 Million BTU's per Heating Season (1110 Gallons of Propane)
Cost /yr with Propane = $3,075.26 Payout per Year = $2,293.39 Delivery Eff: Assumed 80% for Forced Air Ducting, 90% for in room
Cost /yr with Heat Pump (GS) = $781.87 stove and 85% for hydronic in-floor heat.
Ratio up or down based on Estimated Heat Requirement Electric Heat Delivery Efficiency is 100% if Baseboard,
but rated down if heat delivery is ducting or in-floor.
The fuel pricing and efficiencies shaded in blue are the primary values that the user will adjust.
Spreadsheet values are Protected through Line 40. Line 41 on are for your calcuations. Please feel free to adjust above Efficiencies based on your experience
This spreadsheet can be unprotected via Tools, Protection, "Unprotect" to adjust other values. or preference.
Password is "HHD"

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