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Fuel Price Estimator
Directions

  1. Enter your annual fuel usage of your current fuel in the appropriate cell. If not known, please use the chart found below this form to estimate your actual annual fuel usage.

  2. Enter your Fuel Cost

  3. Enter your appliance efficiency. If not known, please leave the default in place

  4. The calculator will show you the equivalent fuel amount and prices of other types of fuel needed to heat the same space. All values will be based off of the currently selected cell (green). To change the currently selected cell, simply click anywhere within the desired cell.

 
Wood Pellets (Ton) 2000 LBS

Annual Fuel Usage:  Tons/Year
Cost per Ton in Dollars:  $ 50 Bags
Appliance Efficiency:  %
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Corn (Bushel or 56 pounds)

Annual Fuel Usage:  Bushels/Year
Cost per Bushel in Dollars:  $
Appliance Efficiency:  %
Calculated Cost (Mil/BTU):  
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Cord Wood (Full Cord) 4X8x4

Annual Fuel Usage:  Cords/Year
Cost per Cord in Dollars:  $
Appliance Efficiency:  %
Calculated Cost (Mil/BTU):  
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No.2 Fuel Oil (Gallon)

Annual Fuel Usage:  Gal./Year
Cost per Gal. in Dollars:  $
Appliance Efficiency:  %
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LP/Propane (Gallon)

Annual Fuel Usage:  Gal./Year
Cost per Gal. in Dollars:  $
Appliance Efficiency:  %
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Natural Gas (Therm)

Annual Fuel Usage:  Therm/Year
Cost per Therm. in Dollars:  $
Appliance Efficiency:  %
Calculated Cost (Mil/BTU):  
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Type of Fuel Estimated Annual Fuel Usage
Small* Medium** Large***
Wood Pellets 3 Tons 6 Tons 9 Tons
Corn 129 Bushels 257 Bushels 386 Bushels
Cord Wood 2.7 Cords 5.4 Cords 8.1 Cords
No.2 Fuel Oil 367 Gallons 734 Gallons 1,100 Gallons
LP/Propane 536 Gallons 1,126 Gallons 1,689 Gallons
Natural Gas 506 Therms 1,012 Therms 1,518 Therms

*Small House or Very Good Insulation in a Cold Climate
**Medium House or Good Insulation in a Cold Climate
***Large House or Poor Insulation in a Cold Climate


Heat Content

Wood Pellets-7,000 Btu/lb@6% Moisture
Corn-8,000Btu/lb@14.0% Moisture    (56 LBS in a bushel)  There are 36 Bushel in a Ton
Face Cord Wood (4X8X4)-20,000,000 Btu/Face Cord@20% Moisture
No 2 Fuel Oil-138,000 Btu/Gal
LP/Propane 91,000 Btu/Gal
Natural Gas 100,000 Btu/Therm


Disclaimer: This calculator should be used for estimating purposes only.


The real numbers on heating with Corn grown in Michigan
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