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Illustrative
Consumer Prices* and Expenditures** |
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| 1998-1999 Actual |
1999-2000 Actual |
2000-2001 Actual |
2001-2002 Based Forecast |
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| Natural
Gas (Midwest) |
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| Consumption (mcf) | 84.5 | 81.7 | 97.3 | 90.8 |
| Avg.
Price ($/mcf) |
6.29 | 6.67 | 9.49 | 6.69 |
| Expenditures ($) |
532 | 545 | 923 | 607 |
| Heating
Oil (Northwest) |
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| Consumption (gals) |
650 | 644 | 727 | 692 |
| Avg.
Price ($/gal) |
.80 | 1.18 | 1.37 | 1.19 |
| Expenditures ($) |
520 | 760 | 996 | 824 |
| Propane (Midwest) | ||||
| Consumption (gals) |
835 | 807 | 961 | 897 |
| Avg.
Price ($/gal) |
.85 | 1.02 | 1.36 | 1/13 |
| Expenditures ($) |
710 | 825 | 1,309 | 1,013 |
* National average
prices.
** Based on typical per-household consumption by region.
In Three Years, The Savings With Oil Outweigh The Cost Of The Equipment!
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Annual Costs of Hot Water Heating |
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$140
- $170 |
$160
- $190 |
$450
- $530 |
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96 -
131 Gallons |
53 -
64 Gallons |
51 -
58 Gallons |
Whether you're now heating with oil and considering another fuel, or choosing the heating system for a new home, you owe it to yourself to take a close look at today's highly efficient, save and clean oil-fired systems! Fuel oil offers you the most competitive pricing in fuel. As for efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy figures have proven that oil heat is 16 percent more efficient than gas. The D.O.E. also states that fuel costs drop from 15% to 20% in existing homes when a high efficiency, flame retention burner is installed. A new oil-fired furnace or boiler will often reduce annual fuel costs as much as 40%.
