- Jun 13, 2013
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Ok, I'm well versed with calculating electricity usage - I can calculate (down to the penny) how much anything electrical costs to run, but I'm not finding the math as easy when it comes to our pool heater. I'm looking to do some comparisons this year on the costs associated with running our natural gas heater at night versus running our solar setup but paying peak electrical rates for the pump during peak solar hours.
In order to figure out what's the best method to go with I need to know the per-hour cost of the gas heater.
So, I have a RayPak 130,000BTU heater.
Our natural gas rates are a jumble of different fees and such (delivery, cap and trade fees, transportation/delivery fees, etc) but I looked at a bill from last summer and we used 140M3 and the actual gas cost $47, so that would come out to about $0.33/M3.
Unfortunately in the jumble between therms, cubic meters, and BTU's my head starts to spin.
Thanks in advance for the help.
In order to figure out what's the best method to go with I need to know the per-hour cost of the gas heater.
So, I have a RayPak 130,000BTU heater.
Our natural gas rates are a jumble of different fees and such (delivery, cap and trade fees, transportation/delivery fees, etc) but I looked at a bill from last summer and we used 140M3 and the actual gas cost $47, so that would come out to about $0.33/M3.
Unfortunately in the jumble between therms, cubic meters, and BTU's my head starts to spin.
Thanks in advance for the help.