Comparative Energy Costs

Are you heating your home at a reasonable rate? Capital Electric encourages you to use the chart below to compare our Off Peak heating rates ($.03/kwh) and All Electric heat rate ($.042/kwh) to what you pay to heat your house with gas, propane, or other fuels! If you are building a new home, you could save large amounts on your energy bills by installing a geothermal heat pump or other electric heating unit. If your house is already built, the payback for installing an electric heating unit such as a plenum heater into your existing ductwork can pay for itself within a short time. Contact our member services department for more information.

Electricity Cents/kWh	Fuel Oil Regular Furnace $/Gallon	Fuel Oil Super Efficient Furnace $/Gallon	Propane Regular Furnace $/Gallon	Propane Super Efficient Furnace $/Gallon	Natural Gas Regular Furnace $/MCF	Natural Gas Super Efficient Furnace $/MCF	Wood Pellets $/Ton
1.5	0.36	.48	.24	.36	2.64	3.95	42.18
2.0	0.48	.65	.32	.48	3.52	5.37	56.24
2.5	0.61	.81	.40	.60	4.40	6.59	70.30
3.0	0.73	.97	.48	.72	5.27	7.91	84.36
3.5	0.85	1.13	.57	.85	6.15	9.23	98.42
4.0	0.97	1.29	.65	.97	7.03	10.54	112.48
4.5	1.09	1.45	.73	1.09	7.91	11.86	126.54
5.0	1.21	1.61	.81	1.21	8.79	13.18	140.60
5.5	1.33	1.78	.89	1.33	9.67	14.50	154.66
6.0	1.45	1.94	.97	1.45	10.55	15.82	168.72
6.5	1.57	2.10	1.05	1.57	11.43	17.14	182.78
7.0	1.69	2.26	1.13	1.69	12.31	18.45	196.84
7.5	1.82	2.42	1.21	1.81	13.19	19.77	210.90
8.0	1.94	2.58	1.29	1.93	14.06	21.09	224.96
8.5	2.06	2.74	1.37	2.05	14.94	22.41	239.02
9.0	2.18	2.91	1.45	2.17	15.82	23.73	253.08
9.5	2.30	3.07	1.53	2.29	16.70	25.04	267.14
10.0	2.42	3.23	1.62	2.42	17.58	26.36	281.20
10.5	2.54	3.39	1.70	2.54	18.46	27.68	295.26
11.0	2.66	3.55	1.78	2.66	19.34	29.00	309.32
11.5	2.78	3.71	1.86	2.78	20.22	30.32	323.38
12.0	2.90	3.87	1.94	2.90	21.10	31.63	337.44
12.5	3.03	4.04	2.02	3.02	21.98	32.95	351.50

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ASSUMPTIONS OF ANNUAL SEASONAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY

Fuel Source	BTU Heat Content	Regular Furnace	Super Efficient Furnace
Electricity	3,414 BTU/kWhr	100%	100%
#2 Fuel Oil	138,000 BTU/Gal	60%	80%
Propane	91,500 BTU/Gal	60%	90%
Natural Gas	1,000,000 BTU/MCF	60%	90%
Wood Pellets	16,000,000 BTU/Ton	60%	Not Available