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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR
I don't think any heating device that uses electricity makes sense as far as dollars per btu output.Here's a chart from the US office of energy that is great for comparing energy cost.Wish there was a wood value.I don't know what efficiency rating they use for the fuels but electric is 100%.You can plug in different energy costs for comparison.
Fuel------$ per million BTU------Cost of fuel
Oil--------18.24-----------------$2.53/gal
Gas-------11.86-----------------1.18/therm
Propane---27.19-----------------2.48/gallon
Electric----41.38-----------------.14/kilowatt hour
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WOW - where were you last night when hubby and I were crunching numbers trying to figure out our options. We're serious about this and not kicking tires. It was sad to see that we're on the national high-end of electricity costs. I loved the safety aspects the electricity would have given us but the cost doesn't justify the purchasing of the product and the cost of the fuel it will use. The national rates vary between $0.08/kWh and $0.14/kWh. Boo hiss! If electricity was less expensive it would have been a option.
So, we're sorta back to the drawing board unless someone comes up with something that's solar powered... I looked into that but there's not much that works when there's no sun (doesn't store energy...)
We got a tank of fuel delivered today and the delivery guy was almost apologetic about handing me the bill.
"Here's the bill for some liquid gold," he quipped.
The bill was for $607... an arm, a leg, and my first born.