Here is a simple formula you can use to find your "cost-per-million BTUs" of useable energy.

This formula takes into account the following factors:
1.Cost per unit of fuel
2.Energy content per unit of fuel
3.Seasonal heating efficiency

Cost per million BTUs of useable energy =
fuel cost (per unit) x 1,000,000
divided by
fuel energy content per unit (BTU) x (seasonal heating efficiency)

Cost per unit of fuel is in Dollars
Energy Content Unit of Fuel in BTUs
Seasonal Heating Efficiency is in decimal form (70% = 0.7)

Example 1 - Fuel Oil:

• Fuel $2.85 per gallon
• Energy Content per gallon = 139,000 BTUs
• Seasonal Heating Efficiency = 85%

(2.85 x 1,000,000)

divided by

(139,000 x .85) =

$24.12 per million BTUs

$24.12 x 100 = $2412.00
to heat this home with fuel oil for just one season!

Example 2 - Propane:

• Propane $2.39 per gallon
• Energy Content per gallon = 91,690 BTUs
• Seasonal Heating Efficiency = 85%

(2.39 x 1,000,000)

divided by

(91,690 x .85) =

$30.67 per million BTUs

$30.67 x 100 = $3067.00 to heat this home with propane

Example 3 - Corn

• Corn $2.39 per bushel
• Energy Content per bushel = 500,000 BTUs
• Seasonal Heating Efficiency = 85%

(2.39 x 1,000,000)

divided by

(500,000 x .85) =

$5.62 per million BTUs

$5.62 x 100 = $562

Fuel oil cost @ $2412 (- $562) = $1850 savings using corn

Propane cost @ $3067 (- $562) = $2505 savings using corn


It is being said that the winter of 2005-2006 is the warmest winter in 100 years.

Quote from: The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

NOAA REPORTS RECORD WARM JANUARY ACROSS THE U.S. WARMER TEMPERATURES RESULT IN LOWER RESIDENTIAL ENERGY DEMAND

The United States had its warmest January on record, with an average temperature of 39.5°F, which is 8.5°F (4.7°C) above the 1895-2005 mean of 31.0°F, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The higher than average temperatures resulted in a record low value of a temperature-related residential energy demand index NOAA regularly calculates for the nation.

The record high temperatures helped reduce residential energy needs for the nation as a whole. The Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index (REDTI) (an index developed at NOAA to relate energy usage to climate) fell to its lowest January value on record. Using this index, NOAA scientists determined that the nation's residential energy demand was approximately 20% less than that which would have occurred under average climate conditions for the month. For early winter (November 2005-January 2006) the REDTI was 3rd lowest on record.

("SOURCE: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina". )

You are paying MORE per BTU in the WARMEST winter on record.

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