If you know your local costs and a little math, this will illustrate your Savings.
We could tally gallons of oil not imported from OPEC.
If we tally up avoided carbon emissions it would be a staggering figure too!
Wood Pellet Comparison (40# of wood pellets = 1 Bag)
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 4.14 GALLONS OF LP GAS
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 102 KILOWATT HOUR OF ELECTRICITY
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 3.48 C.C.F OF NATURAL GAS
Wood Pellets 8,200 BTU/lb. 80%
Corn Comparison (56# of shelled corn = 1 Bushel)
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 5.35 GALLONS OF LP GAS
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 3.6 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 148 KILOWATT HOUR OF ELECTRICITY
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 5.01 C.CF. OF NATURAL GAS
Shelled Corn 6,800 BTU/lb. 75%
Simple Calculator:
(broken link removed to http://www.pelletheat.org/3/residential/compareFuel.cfm)
We could tally gallons of oil not imported from OPEC.
If we tally up avoided carbon emissions it would be a staggering figure too!
Wood Pellet Comparison (40# of wood pellets = 1 Bag)
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 4.14 GALLONS OF LP GAS
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 102 KILOWATT HOUR OF ELECTRICITY
1 BAG OF WOOD PELLETS = 3.48 C.C.F OF NATURAL GAS
Wood Pellets 8,200 BTU/lb. 80%
Corn Comparison (56# of shelled corn = 1 Bushel)
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 5.35 GALLONS OF LP GAS
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 3.6 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 148 KILOWATT HOUR OF ELECTRICITY
1 BUSHEL OF SHELLED CORN = 5.01 C.CF. OF NATURAL GAS
Shelled Corn 6,800 BTU/lb. 75%
Simple Calculator:
(broken link removed to http://www.pelletheat.org/3/residential/compareFuel.cfm)