Cost of oil heat vs. air-to-air Heat Pump

Xringer · 11-13-09, 05:41 AM

Reading here,

Don’t Feed the Alligators home heating oil

I found this: "(140,000 BTU/gal) X (.86) / ($2.45/gal) = 49,959 BTU/dollar"

So, it seems you can get about 25,000 BTUh for 50 cents..

Humm, If it's not too cold out, I think it's possible to get 25,000 BTU
out of my Sanyo heat pump for the same price.. (2.5kW @ 20 cents per KWh).

It seems like the oil heat advantage is fading away..

11-13-09, 05:41 AM	#1
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	Cost of oil heat vs. air-to-air Heat Pump Reading here, Don’t Feed the Alligators home heating oil I found this: "(140,000 BTU/gal) X (.86) / ($2.45/gal) = 49,959 BTU/dollar" So, it seems you can get about 25,000 BTUh for 50 cents.. Humm, If it's not too cold out, I think it's possible to get 25,000 BTU out of my Sanyo heat pump for the same price.. (2.5kW @ 20 cents per KWh). It seems like the oil heat advantage is fading away..