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Directions
- Please 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.
- Enter your Fuel Cost
- Enter your appliance efficiency. If not known, please leave the default in place
- 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.
** Calculated values will update automatically when a field is changed **
| 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 |
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*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 |
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Heat Content
Wood Pellets-8,200 Btu/lb@6% Moisture
Corn-6,800Btu/lb@15.5% Moisture
Cord Wood-20,000,000 Btu/Cord@20% Moisture
No 2 Fuel Oil-138,000 Btu/Gal
LP/Propane 90,000 Btu/Gal
Natural Gas 100,000 Btu/Therm
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Disclaimer: This calculator should be used for estimating purposes only. Tarm USA, Inc. does not take responsibility for incorrect information.
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