An Otter Tail Company

Fuel conversion charts

Make fuel price comparisons easy

  kwh at
60%
efficiency
kwh at
70%
efficiency
kwh at
80%
efficiency
kwh at
90%
efficiency
Natural gas
MCF
 
1
176
205
234
264
50
8,790
10,255
11,720
13,185
75
13,185
15,382
17,580
19,777
100
17580
20510
23440
26369
200
35,160
41,020
46,880
52,740
 
Propane
gallons
 
1
16
19
22
24
100
1,614
1,883
2,152
2,421
500
8,069
9,414
10,759
12,104
750
12,104
14,121
16,138
18,156
 
Fuel oil
gallons
 
1
25
29
33
100
2,461
2,871
3,282
500
12,306
14,357
16,408
750
18,459
21,535
24,612

Btu content of energy sources
Type
Unit
Btu
Electricity
kwh
3,413
Propane
gallon
91,800
Natural gas
MCF
1,000,000
Fuel oil
gallon
140,000