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The following chart shows the national average price for the
different fuels commonly used to heat a home. Keep in mind that
these prices are averages and that in any given region the price
of certain fuels could be much higher or lower. It is
important to note that with any fuel (except electricity) a
certain percentage of its BTU content will not be converted to
useful heat. There are several reasons for this:
1) Some of the heat generated by a furnace will go directly
out the chimney,
2) An inefficient furnace will not burn the fuel completely
sending unused fuel out the
chimney in the form of smoke,
3) Pilot flames or smoldering wood fires will consume fuel but
not heat a structure,
4) There will be a certain amount of heat loss moving the heat
from the furnace to the
rooms being heated.
In this chart we are showing you your
actual cost for a Million Useable BTUs |
