tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11626279.post7625738121828120511..comments2024-01-19T09:04:03.601-08:00Comments on powering down: household energynulinegvgvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007178148902846658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11626279.post-63107300567526085972012-08-04T20:20:34.400-07:002012-08-04T20:20:34.400-07:00I think the best chance up north is a few acres of...I think the best chance up north is a few acres of hardwoods to draw from and a wood stove. Electricity... maybe. From a generator? Not for long. From natural gas? Fugheddaboutit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11626279.post-63820892336645194602012-06-25T07:14:13.492-07:002012-06-25T07:14:13.492-07:00Thanks Steve.
2010 - 67 BTU
2011 - 43 BTU
Howeve...Thanks Steve.<br /><br />2010 - 67 BTU<br />2011 - 43 BTU<br /><br />However this is just kWh and NG. I'm guessing the conversion for our wood heat is going to be a bit trickier.nulinegvgvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007178148902846658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11626279.post-9767496594386661922012-06-05T18:48:57.927-07:002012-06-05T18:48:57.927-07:00To convert fairly easily...
every 10 therms is a ...To convert fairly easily...<br /><br />every 10 therms is a million BTU. Converting kWh to BTU is a little trickier, in direct energy conversion terms 1 kWh = 3412 BTU, so about every 300 (293) kWh is another million BTU. I don't know if they consider the primary energy to make the electricity or not, but that conversion is only about 33% efficient. So to be conservative, every 100 kWh is a million BTU of primary energy.<br /><br />So if you sum your monthly totals for therms and divide by 10 = MMBTU, then do the same for kWh and divide by 100 (or 300, I'm not sure) = MMBTU. Then you'll be able to compare to the averages from the EIA.<br /><br />Let us know, I'm curious. It seems as though you'll be well below the average.baloghbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182028672574689690noreply@blogger.com