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Alternative Fuel Cost
Comparison
For
Multi-Building-Farms-300,000,000 Btu's Per Year
| Fuel |
Yield in BTU's |
Required Annually |
Unit cost |
Annual Cost |
| Coal |
19,000,000 Btu/ton |
16 tons |
26.00/ton* |
$416.00 |
| Fuel Oil |
36,300 Btu/l |
8,264 |
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| Natural Gas |
35,301 Btu/m3 |
8,500 m3 |
42 m3** |
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| Propane |
24,200 Btu/l |
12,400 l |
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| Electricity |
3,413 Btu/kWh |
87,900 kWh |
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| Wood |
17,000,000 Btu/cord |
18 cords |
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| Wood° |
17,000,000 Btu/cord |
10 cords |
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Prices listed are for comparison
purposes only. Please contact your regional supplier for your own
calculations.
* Freight for coal would have to be
added
** Natural Gas delivery charges are
included
° Wood
has been listed twice as Portage & Main Outdoor Water Furnaces burn 1/3 to 1/2
less wood than other outdoor boilers or stoves.
Coals Facts & Benefits
- Coal is the most plentiful fuel on the planet. At the
present rate of use it has been estimated that North America has a 900
year supply of coal and less than 30 year supply of natural gas.
Using coal as your source of heat energy , the cost is less than 1/6 the
cost of some other sources of heat energy.
- Coal is ranked on the percentage of fixed carbon and it's heating
value.
- Anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite are the four
ranks of coal.
- Bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite are common with numerous
mines across North America.
- When purchasing coal, beware of high moisture content. Coal
with high moisture content may be cheaper but when one considers the
heat energy needed to dry the coal-it may not be economical at all.
- Lignite coal has a high moisture content and lower heating value
which can increase the maintenance required on a boiler/furnace which
will ultimately increase the overall heating cost.
Sub-Bituminous Coal Specs
| Source |
Moisture |
Ash |
Volatile Matter |
Fixed Carbon |
Heat Value |
| Utah |
7.5% |
5.6% |
39.7% |
47.2% |
12510 Btu/lb |
| Illinois |
7.9% |
9.1% |
40.7% |
42.3% |
11521 Btu/lb |
| British Columbia |
6.7% |
11.3% |
34.8% |
47.2% |
11694 Btu/lb |
| Alberta |
7.4% |
7.1% |
32.1% |
53.4% |
11651 Btu/lb |
| Pennsylvania |
3.4% |
5.3% |
35.9% |
55.4% |
13714 Btu/lb |
| Nova Scotia |
4.0% |
8.4% |
32.2% |
55.4% |
13327 Btu/lb |
Bituminous Coal Specs
| Source |
Moisture |
Ash |
Volatile Matter |
Fixed Carbon |
Heat Value |
| Wyoming
|
23.4% |
3.6% |
33.6% |
39.4% |
9372 Btu/lb |
| Alberta |
15% |
6.3% |
33.3% |
45.4% |
10877 Btu/lb |
Anthracite Coal Specs
| Source |
Moisture |
Ash |
Volatile Matter |
Fixed Carbon |
Heat Value |
| Pennsylvania |
3.2% |
11.5% |
9.3% |
76% |
13027 Btu/lb |
Lignite Coal Specs
| Source |
Moisture |
Ash |
Volatile Matter |
Fixed Carbon |
Heat Value |
| Montana |
37.5% |
6.1% |
26.8% |
29.6% |
6578 Btu/lb |
| North Dakota |
36.8% |
5.1% |
28.2% |
29.3% |
7180 Btu/lb |
| South Dakota |
39.2% |
8.4% |
24.7% |
37.7% |
6320 Btu/lb |
| Texas |
33.7% |
7.3% |
29.3% |
29.7% |
7352 Btu/lb |
| Ontario |
46.7% |
7.4% |
30.2% |
16% |
5288 Btu/lb |
| Saskatchewan |
33.5% |
6.7% |
24% |
35.8% |
7567 Btu/lb |
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