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Originally Posted by biosurfer1
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At the time this article was written, the average cost of natural gas cost is $6.23 per 1,000 cubic feet, which is roughly one million BTUs. The U.S. average cost for propane is $2.41 per gallon. One million BTUs of natural gas is roughly 11.20 gallons of propane. Which means for the same amount of fuel, you’ll pay $6.23 for natural gas and $26.99 for propane.
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One cubic foot of propane equals 2,516 BTUs, while one cubic foot of natural gas equals 1,030 BTUs. That means, propane is more than twice the energy of natural gas.
While the cost per gallon is less for natural gas, you’ll use more of it to heat the same appliances. If you get two times the heat from propane, naturally, you’ll use less fuel.
In this combined round, propane wins for efficiency and overall cost"
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I'm having trouble reconciling those two statements.
Stipulated that a million BTUs of natural gas cost $6.23 and a million BTUs of propane costs $26.99. It seems to me that if the end product you are looking for is heat (BTUs), how it is delivered - gallons, cubic feet, pounds, cords, or tons shouldn't make any difference as long as you are getting the most BTUs per dollar.
According to his first statement natural gas delivers the most BTUs per dollar. The second statement doesn't make a lot of sense. Propane has twice the energy density of natural gas and cost over 4 times as much per BTU, so how is that a win for propane?