[Homestead] Kerosene
Don Bowen
don.bowen at earthlink.net
Sat Nov 1 22:12:29 EDT 2008
> What is the Btu equivalence with propane?
Kerosene - 134,000 BTU/Gallon
Propane - 91,600 BTU/Gallon
For a cost comparison
((Cost per unit of fuel * 1,000,000)/BTUs per unit of fuel)/ (heating
efficiency Assume 85%)
Ie
Kerosene
Cost per gallon times one million divided by 134,000. Divide result
by 85%
Propane
Cost per gallon times one million divided by 91,600. Divide result
by 85%.
The local bulk price for propane is $2.70 gallon. That works out to over
$34 per million BTUs and I suspect my efficiency is well unfer 85%.
The local bulk price for Kerosene is $3.50 gallon. That works out to over
$31 per million BTUs
Looks like kerosene is the cheaper fuel here in North Carolina but it would
not make much of a price increase to shift the balance.
Don Bowen KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
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