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Comparative Thermal Values
How much of each energy source delivers the same amount of heat: each column shows the quantity of every source that provides the Btu amount in its heading.
| Source | 1.00 Million Btu | 24.0 Million Btu | 0.0916 Million Btu | 0.125 Million Btu | 0.139 Million Btu | 0.150 Million Btu | 0.003412 Million Btu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas 1000 btu/cu ft | 1000 cu ft | 24.000 cu ft | 91.600 cu ft | 125.000 cu ft | 139.000 cu ft | 150.000 cu ft | 3.412 cu ft |
| Coal 12000 Btu/lb | 83.333 lbs | 2.000 lbs | 7.633 lbs | 10.417 lbs | 11.583 lbs | 12.500 lbs | 0.2843 lbs |
| Propane 91600 Btu/gal | 10.917 Gal | 262.009 Gal | 1 Gal | 1.365 Gal | 1.517 Gal | 1.638 Gal | 0.0373 Gal |
| Gasoline 125000 Btu/gal | 8.000 Gal | 192.000 Gal | 0.733 Gal | 1 Gal | 1.112 Gal | 1.200 Gal | 0.0273 Gal |
| Fuel Oil #2 | 7.194 Gal | 172.662 Gal | 0.659 Gal | 0.899 Gal | 1 Gal | 1.079 Gal | 0.0245 Gal |
| Fuel Oil #6 | 6.666 Gal | 160.000 Gal | 0.611 Gal | 0.833 Gal | 0.927 Gal | 1 Gal | 0.0227 Gal |
| Electricity 3412 Btu/kWh | 293.083 kWh | 7033.998 kWh | 28.846 kWh | 36.635 kWh | 40.739 kWh | 43.962 kWh | 1 kWh |