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		COMPARATIVE ENERGY COSTS
		For Space Heating


	Fuel Oil	Fuel Oil	Propane	Propane	Natural Gas	Natural Gas
	Regular	Super Efficient	Regular	Super Efficient	Regular	Super Efficient	Wood
Electricity	Furnace	Furnace	Furnace	Furnace	Furnace	Furnace	Pellets
(Cents/kWhr)	($/Gal.)	($/Gal.)	($/Gal.)	($/Gal)	($/MCF)	($/MCF)	($/Ton)
1.8	0.44	0.58	0.29	0.43	3.16	4.75	50.62
2.0	0.48	0.65	0.32	0.48	3.52	5.27	56.24
2.2	0.53	0.71	0.36	0.53	3.87	5.80	61.86
2.4	0.58	0.77	0.39	0.58	4.22	6.33	67.49
2.6	0.63	0.84	0.42	0.63	4.57	6.85	73.11
2.8	0.68	0.90	0.45	0.68	4.92	7.38	78.74
3.0	0.73	0.97	0.48	0.72	5.27	7.91	84.36
3.2	0.77	1.03	0.52	0.77	5.63	8.44	89.98
3.4	0.82	1.10	0.55	0.82	5.98	8.96	95.61
3.6	0.87	1.16	0.58	0.87	6.33	9.49	101.23
3.8	0.92	1.23	0.61	0.92	6.68	10.02	106.86
4.0	0.97	1.29	0.65	0.97	7.03	10.54	112.48
4.2	1.02	1.36	0.68	1.01	7.38	11.07	118.10
4.4	1.06	1.42	0.71	1.06	7.74	11.60	123.73
4.6	1.11	1.49	0.74	1.11	8.09	12.13	129.35
4.8	1.16	1.55	0.78	1.16	8.44	12.65	134.98
5.0	1.21	1.61	0.81	1.21	8.79	13.18	140.60
5.2	1.26	1.68	0.84	1.26	9.14	13.71	146.22
5.4	1.31	1.74	0.87	1.30	9.49	14.24	151.85
5.6	1.36	1.81	0.90	1.35	9.84	14.76	157.47
5.8	1.40	1.87	0.94	1.40	10.20	15.29	163.10
6.0	1.45	1.94	0.97	1.45	10.55	15.82	168.72
6.2	1.50	2.00	1.00	1.50	10.90	16.34	174.34
6.4	1.55	2.07	1.03	1.55	11.25	16.87	179.97
6.6	1.60	2.13	1.07	1.59	11.60	17.40	185.59
6.8	1.65	2.20	1.10	1.64	11.95	17.93	191.22
7.0	1.69	2.26	1.13	1.69	12.31	18.45	196.84
5.0	1.21	1.61	0.81	1.21	8.79	13.18	140.60
7.4	1.79	2.39	1.20	1.79	13.01	19.51	208.09
7.6	1.84	2.45	1.23	1.84	13.36	20.04	213.71
7.8	1.89	2.52	1.26	1.88	13.71	20.56	219.34
8.0	1.94	2.58	1.29	1.93	14.06	21.09	224.96
8.2	1.98	2.65	1.32	1.98	14.42	21.62	230.58
8.4	2.03	2.71	1.36	2.03	14.77	22.14	236.21
8.6	2.08	2.78	1.39	2.08	15.12	22.67	241.83
8.8	2.13	2.84	1.42	2.13	15.47	23.20	247.46
9.0	2.18	2.91	1.45	2.17	15.82	23.73	253.08
10.0	2.42	3.23	1.62	2.42	17.58	26.36	281.20
10.2	2.47	3.29	1.65	2.46	17.93	26.89	286.82
10.4	2.52	3.36	1.68	2.51	18.28	27.42	292.45
10.6	2.57	3.42	1.71	2.56	18.63	27.94	298.07
10.8	2.61	3.49	1.74	2.61	18.99	28.47	303.70
11.0	2.66	3.55	1.78	2.66	19.34	29.00	309.32
11.2	2.71	3.62	1.81	2.70	19.69	29.53	314.94
11.4	2.76	3.68	1.84	2.75	20.04	30.05	320.57
11.6	2.81	3.75	1.87	2.80	20.39	30.58	326.19
11.8	2.86	3.81	1.91	2.85	20.74	31.11	331.82
12.0	2.90	3.87	1.94	2.90	21.10	31.63	337.44
12.2	2.95	3.94	1.97	2.95	21.45	32.16	343.06
12.4	3.00	4.00	2.00	2.99	21.80	32.69	348.69

ASSUMPTIONS:

ANNUAL SEASONAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY
Fuel Source	BTU Heat Content		Regular Furnace	Super Efficient Furnace
Electricity	3,414 BTU/kWh		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