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 ($.041/kwh) and all electric heat rate ($.053/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. 

Call Josh, Jared or NaTesa in our Energy Services department at (701) 223-1513 for more information.

ElectricityFuel OilPropaneNatural Gas
 Regular FurnaceSuper Efficient FurnaceRegular FurnaceSuper Efficient FurnaceRegular FurnaceSuper Efficient Furnace
Cents/KWh$/Gallon$/DTH

4.0

0.97

1.29

.65

.97

7.03

10.54

4.5

1.09

1.45

.73

1.09

7.91

11.86

5.0

1.21

1.61

.81

1.21

8.79

13.18

5.5

1.33

1.78

.89

1.33

9.67

14.50

6.0

1.45

1.94

.97

1.45

10.55

15.82

6.5

1.57

2.10

1.05

1.57

11.43

17.14

7.0

1.69

2.26

1.13

1.69

12.31

18.45

7.5

1.82

2.42

1.21

1.81

13.19

19.77

8.0

1.94

2.58

1.29

1.93

14.06

21.09

8.5

2.06

2.74

1.37

2.05

14.94

22.41

9.0

2.18

2.91

1.45

2.17

15.82

23.73

9.5

2.30

3.07

1.53

2.29

16.70

25.04

10.0

2.42

3.23

1.62

2.42

17.58

26.36

For a more detail incremental comparative energy chart select one of the following:

Comparative Energy Costs (PDF) (46.73 KB)

ASSUMPTIONS OF ANNUAL SEASONAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY

Fuel
Source		BTU Heat
Content		Regular
Furnace		Super Efficient
Furnace
Electricity3,414 BTU/kWhr100%100%
#2 Fuel Oil138,000 BTU/Gal60%80%
Propane91,500 BTU/Gal60%90%
Natural Gas1,000,000 BTU/MCF60%90%
Wood Pellets16,000,000 BTU/Ton60%Not Available