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Fuel
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Cost
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Unit
|
Btu/Unit
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Efficiency
|
$/MMBH
|
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Electric
|
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KWH
|
3,413
|
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Propane
|
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Gal
|
91,000
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Fuel
Oil
|
|
Gal
|
128,000
|
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Wood
|
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Cord
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Species
|
Btu/Cord
|
|
Notes:
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black locust
|
26,500,000
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|
1. Change values in yellow cells
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hickory
|
25,400,000
|
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2. Costs are
current for Willow, Alaska as of June 2008
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hophornbeam
|
24,700,000
|
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3. Wood heat
values are for dry, well-seasoned wood.
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beech
|
21,800,000
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(Default is for White Birch, most common
in this area)
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hard
maple
|
21,800,000
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4. MMBH = One Million Btu's
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red
oak
|
21,700,000
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yellow birch
|
21,300,000
|
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yellow pine
|
20,500,000
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white
ash
|
20,000,000
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white
oak
|
19,200,000
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soft
maple
|
19,100,000
|
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black cherry
|
18,500,000
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white birch
|
18,200,000
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sweetgum
|
18,100,000
|
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elm
|
17,700,000
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yellow poplar
|
15,900,000
|
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hemlock
|
15,000,000
|
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red
spruce
|
15,000,000
|
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fir
|
13,500,000
|
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white pine
|
13,300,000
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basswood
|
12,600,000
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