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OR - Redmond, Roberts Field Airport

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  • Temperature: 55.4 °F
  • Wind: Calm
  • Pressure: 100.9 kPa
  • Rel. Humidity: 72 %
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Sunrise: 06:34
  • Sunset: 19:30
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Wed, 2010-09-08 15:56

Propane Exceptional Energy

Cost Saver

BETTER PERFORMANCE AND BETTER VALUE

Propane Is More Energy Efficient.

Propane provides great value because it burns hotter and more efficiently than many other energy sources, powering a variety of high-performance and energy-efficient appliances.

  • Propane tankless water heaters are so efficient, they’re Energy Star qualified (electric tankless water heaters are not).
  • Installing an efficient propane tankless water heater may qualify you for tax credits. Click here to learn more.
  • Propane tankless water heaters can reduce standby energy loss by up to 20 percent and cost approximately 60 percent less to operate.
  • A propane furnace can heat air up to 25 degrees warmer.
  • Propane gives off less than half the greenhouse emissions that electricity does.
  • Propane appliances have a shorter energy savings payback period (the time it takes for an appliance to pay for itself via energy savings).*

Cost Comparison Chart - Based on Five Year Average Data (2003-2007)

Energy SourceAverage Retail Price**Cost per million Btu**
Electricity$.096 per kilowatt hour$28.22
Propane$1.66 per gallon$18.21
No.2 Heating Oil $1.98 per gallon$14.29
Natural Gas$11.97 per thousand cubic feet   $11.62

Cost Comparison Chart - Based on 2007 Prices

Energy SourceAverage Retail Price***Cost per million Btu***
Electricity$0.106 per kilowatt hour$31.15
Propane$2.05 per gallon$22.39
No.2 Heating Oil $2.59 per gallon$18.67
Natural Gas$13.01 per thousand cubic feet   $12.63

* Appliance costs based on average consumption for a family of five. 
** Based on the Department of Energy's national 5-year average of residential retail prices through December 2007. 
*** Based on the Department of Energy's national average of 2007 residential retail prices. 

*Energy efficiencies based on the highest energy factor reported in the GAMA Directory of Certified Efficiency Ratings (GAMA 2006). Solar water heater energy efficiency based on DOE 2005c. Fuel consumption of propane storage tank heater based on average residential energy consumption for water heating. Tankless propane fuel consumption based on relative efficiency compared to a tank heater.