Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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1. I am a little surprised by this.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2015, 02:56 PM

Feb 2015

I use natural gas, so I know that the price is pretty low right now for that heat source. I also don't pay enough attention to what other sources cost since I don't need them. But looking at fuel prices, I would think that fuel oil would be lower. Also, so much electricity is generated with natural gas, I would think it would be lower. And I have seen the prices of wood pellets and firewood, and I cannot imagine how much you would need to heat a house, but these are really expensive.

I am so glad that I have natural gas service, at least at this point in time! Thanks for the info. And having an Excel spreadsheet where you can change the costs to be relevant to any area/time is great.

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Cost per 1M BTU's of various heating fuels [View all] lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 OP

I am a little surprised by this. Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #1

It takes about 4 cords of firewood to heat my house for a winter. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #2

That is true---if you are able to get firewood yourself, Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #3

I have a woodstove... and a forced air furnace with a heat pump. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #8

Is that "face cords" or standard... NeoGreen Feb 2015 #10

Full cords, measured by shed volume. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #11

Does "fuel oil" include both gasoline and diesel? cbayer Feb 2015 #4

I don't know anyone who uses gasoline for heating fuel. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #5

Ah, it's only about heating. I completely missed that part. cbayer Feb 2015 #6

Passive solar heating is a great idea in some parts of the country. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #7

Ok, thanks. I will play around with the spreadsheet. cbayer Feb 2015 #9

Electricity for this graph is resistive only. Heatpumps are about $15/MMBTU mackdaddy Mar 2015 #12

My fire wood.... sendero Mar 2015 #13

Depending on the distance hauled, it can be inexpensive. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #14

Usually a total... sendero Mar 2015 #15