Refrigerator on propane or electric?
I know the comparisons of furnace versus catalytic versus electric space heaters has been asked and answered many times, but I can't find one on refrigerators. Right now, I am using about 10 kwh per ...
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1 Gallon of Propane = 27 kWh (Kilowatt Hours) of electricity - This means that one gallon of propane contains the same amount of usable energy as 27 Kilowatt Hours. Or we can say that 27 kWh equals approximately 91,500 BTU.
A 100 watt light bulb left on for a full day (24 hours) will consume 2.4 kWh. If propane were to power the same light bulb (hypothetically- remember, we're comparing energy content) for 24 hours, it would use .09 gallons of propane.
So to scale that up, multiply by 4 to get approximately the 10 KWH.
i.e. 0.09 x 4 = 0.36 gallons of propane per day.
http://www.propane101.com/propanevselectricity.htm
A 100 watt light bulb left on for a full day (24 hours) will consume 2.4 kWh. If propane were to power the same light bulb (hypothetically- remember, we're comparing energy content) for 24 hours, it would use .09 gallons of propane.
So to scale that up, multiply by 4 to get approximately the 10 KWH.
i.e. 0.09 x 4 = 0.36 gallons of propane per day.
http://www.propane101.com/propanevselectricity.htm
