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To discover the comparative cost of
heating with different fuels, find the appropriate price of propane, oil,
electricity and anthracite coal in your area. Locate under the Fuel Unit
Cost column. Then, compare the corresponding cost per million BTU's in the
Energy Unit Cost column to determine how much you will save after
converting to anthracite coal.
The following representations
are based on a standardized unit price for the fuel, which may not be typical
of the costs in your geographical location. It also does not take into
consideration any volume pricing discounts which may be offered by your local
fuel dealer. Always check with your local fuel dealers for the most current
pricing and availability in your area.
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EXAMPLE: The average
unit cost of fuel oil in New York City is $1.00 per gallon. The Energy
Unit Cost column shows that this is an approximate cost of $7.21
per million BTU's. The average cost of a ton of anthracite coal in New
York (delivered) is $130.00 - an Energy Unit Cost of $4.81 per
million BTU's. By using anthracite coal, you would be saving $2.40 per
million BTU's.
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COST CONVERSION CHARTS
PROPANE
| 84,000 BTU's Per Gallon (MCF) |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/Gallon |
Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/Gallon
| Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
$0.90
.......... $10.71
$0.95 .......... $11.31
$1.00 .......... $11.90
$1.05 .......... $12.49
$1.10 .......... $13.09
$1.15 .......... $13.69
$1.20 .......... $14.28
$1.25 .......... $14.88
$1.30 .......... $15.47
$1.35 .......... $16.07
$1.40 .......... $16.66 |
$1.45
.......... $17.26
$1.50 .......... $17.85
$1.55 .......... $18.45
$1.60 .......... $17.04
$1.65 .......... $19.64
$1.70 .......... $20.23
$1.75 .......... $20.83
$1.80 .......... $21.42
$1.85 .......... $22.02
$1.90 .......... $22.61
$1.95 .......... $23.21 |
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ELECTRICITY
| 3,413 BTU's Per Kilowatt-Hour (KWH) |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/KWH |
Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/KWH
| Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
$0.050
.......... $14.65
$0.054 .......... $15.82
$0.058 .......... $16.99
$0.062 .......... $18.17
$0.066 .......... $19.34
$0.070 .......... $20.51
$0.074 .......... $21.68
$0.078 .......... $22.85
$0.082 .......... $24.03
$0.086 .......... $25.20
$0.090 .......... $26.37
$0.094 .......... $27.54
$0.098 .......... $28.71
$0.102 .......... $29.88 |
$0.106
.......... $31.05
$0.110 .......... $32.22
$0.114 .......... $33.39
$0.118 .......... $34.56
$0.122 .......... $35.78
$0.126 .......... $36.95
$0.130 .......... $38.12
$0.134 .......... $39.29
$0.138 .......... $40.46
$0.142 .......... $41.63
$0.146 .......... $42.80
$0.150 .......... $43.97
$0.154 .......... $45.14
$0.158 .......... $46.31 |
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NATURAL GAS
| 1,030,000 BTU Per Thousand Cubic Ft (MCF) |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/MCF |
Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/MCF
| Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
$5.00
.......... $4.92
$5.40 .......... $5.31
$5.60 .......... $5.51
$5.80 .......... $5.71
$6.00 .......... $5.91
$6.20 .......... $6.10
$6.40 .......... $6.30
$6.60 .......... $6.50
$6.80 .......... $6.59
$7.00 .......... $6.89
$7.20 .......... $7.09
$7.40 .......... $7.28 |
$7.60
.......... $7.48
$7.80 .......... $7.68
$8.00 .......... $7.87
$8.20 .......... $8.07
$8.40 .......... $8.27
$8.60 .......... $8.46
$8.80 .......... $8.66
$9.00 .......... $8.86
$9.20 .......... $9.06
$9.40 .......... $9.25
$9.60 .......... $9.45
$9.80 .......... $9.65
$10.00 ........ $9.84 |
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FUEL OIL
| 138,690 BTU's Per Gallon (MCF) |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/Gallon |
Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/Gallon
| Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
$0.75
.......... $5.41
$0.80 .......... $5.77
$0.85 .......... $6.13
$0.90 .......... $6.49
$0.92 .......... $6.63
$0.94 .......... $6.78
$0.96 .......... $6.92
$0.98 .......... $7.07
$1.00 .......... $7.21
$1.02 .......... $7.35
$1.04 .......... $7.50
$1.06 .......... $7.64 |
$1.08
.......... $7.79
$1.10 .......... $7.93
$1.12 .......... $8.07
$1.14 .......... $8.22
$1.16 .......... $8.36
$1.18 .......... $8.51
$1.20 .......... $8.65
$1.22 .......... $8.80
$1.24 .......... $8.94
$1.26 .......... $9.08
$1.28 .......... $9.23
$1.30 .......... $9.37 |
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ANTHRACITE COAL
| 25,000,000 BTU's
Per Ton |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/Ton |
Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
Fuel
Unit
Cost
$/Ton
| Energy
Unit
Cost
$/MMBTUs |
$80.00
.......... $2.96
$90.00 .......... $3.33
$100.00 ........ $3.70
$110.00 ........ $4.07
$120.00 ........ $4.44 |
$130.00
........ $4.81
$140.00 ........ $5.19
$150.00 ........ $5.56
$160.00 ........ $5.93
$170.00 ........ $6.30 |
| One Ton of Anthracite
Coal |
= 180 gallons of fuel
oil
= 7325 kilowatts of electricity
= 298 gallons of propane
= 1.47 tons of wood pellets |
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Environmental Outlook--Coal
Pennsylvania Anthracite coal is very clean burning and
produces no visible smoke or creosote. However, the mining of coal can produce
some negative effects on the environment. One piece of good news - all
anthracite coal mined today is mined from mines that were opened way back
before World War II. So, no new mines are being dug. Also, a strict policy
dictates that the mining companies restore the land to it's former condition.
Coal is not renewable (at least not without waiting a few million years).
Coal is most efficient when burned in freestanding stoves. Some stoves
are "dual-fuel" and capable of burning both wood and coal.
Maintenance--Coal Stoves-- Coal stoves produce no creosote or tar, and
the chimney and smokepipe will usually only contain a white or brown fine ash
coating. It is important to clean the coal stove, smokepipe and chimney
immediately following the burning season as this ash can be quite corrosive
when combined with the heat and humidity of the spring/summer.
How Long will they last? A quality coal stove could easily last ten
years or more. Coal burns much hotter than wood, so it should be common to
replace coal grates and liners over the years.
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