LP or electric on a meter
Hey everyone, I have a seasonal site where I have metered electric, so for fridge, heat and hot water, is LP or electric cheaper?
Forum Discussion
Lantley wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
Cost really is a non-issue in the choice.
Unless you use a ton of propane, the convenience of electric makes it worth paying an extra $5-10 per year with electricity.
If you use that much on a seasonal site, see about getting a propane company to bring out a big 100gal tank but unless you do a lot of winter camping, it's unlikely to be worth it.
This^^^^. Why go through the effort of monitoring and changing tanks.
Electric does not require any input from the end user.
The cost difference is negligible either way.
A few bucks either way
Electric is so much easier
Fridge.... might have TWO 225W elements (large size) or ONE 375W element (medium size)
Propane ---1200btu to 2200btu depending on size of fridge
Water heater.....
Atwood 6 gal 8kbtu/hr --10kbtu/hr 10 gal ---1400W element
Suburban 6,10,12,16 gal---12Kbtu/hr run time ---1440W element
Do the math
OR
Use the electric it isn't going to be that costly
