Posted by Chewie [108.162.216.91] on Friday, February 17, 2017 at 20:38:19 :
In Reply to: LPG vs CNG posted by Sherman in Idaho [108.162.245.55] on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 23:18:08 :
I dug this up from propane101.com..
Seeing that natural gas contains approximately 1,030 BTU per cubic foot and propane contains 2,490 BTU per cubic foot, we can easily derive each fuel's cost per BTU and compare their differences in price for more realistic volumes.
Let's assume the cost for natural gas is $15.00 per 1,000 cubic feet. This means that $15.00 will purchase approximately 1.03 million BTU's of energy. This would be equivalent to 11.26 gallons of propane. At $2.50 per gallon of propane, natural gas would be a more cost effective energy solution. Breaking it down even further, natural gas needs to be more than $28.00 per 1,000 cubic feet for propane to be a more cost effective energy solution (provided the cost for propane is $2.50 per gallon
Explains the cost difference. We live in town now, so I'm not sure what fuel rates are these days, but I just picked up a 12 valve..