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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.

Source1.00 Million Btu24.0 Million Btu0.0916 Million Btu0.125 Million Btu0.139 Million Btu0.150 Million Btu0.003412 Million Btu
Natural Gas 1000 btu/cu ft1000 cu ft24.000 cu ft91.600 cu ft125.000 cu ft139.000 cu ft150.000 cu ft3.412 cu ft
Coal 12000 Btu/lb83.333 lbs2.000 lbs7.633 lbs10.417 lbs11.583 lbs12.500 lbs0.2843 lbs
Propane 91600 Btu/gal10.917 Gal262.009 Gal1 Gal1.365 Gal1.517 Gal1.638 Gal0.0373 Gal
Gasoline 125000 Btu/gal8.000 Gal192.000 Gal0.733 Gal1 Gal1.112 Gal1.200 Gal0.0273 Gal
Fuel Oil #27.194 Gal172.662 Gal0.659 Gal0.899 Gal1 Gal1.079 Gal0.0245 Gal
Fuel Oil #66.666 Gal160.000 Gal0.611 Gal0.833 Gal0.927 Gal1 Gal0.0227 Gal
Electricity 3412 Btu/kWh293.083 kWh7033.998 kWh28.846 kWh36.635 kWh40.739 kWh43.962 kWh1 kWh