For propane to be as cost-effective as heating oil, it will have to be priced at $1.85 per gallon, or less - when heating oil is $2.90.
#2 fuel oil here is also around $2.90 per gallon.
Propane is $2.50 - $2.75 per gallon.
With those prices . . . One dollar buys . . .
Heating oil - 44,800 BTUS of energy Propane - 33,720 BTUs if $2.50, and 30,600 if $2.75 per gallon.
A slow-running (1800 RPM), water-cooled, Isuzu or Perkins diesel powered 12 KW genset, run 24 hours with intermittent high-low loads will use around 14.5 gallons of heating oil/diesel. Cost is $42 in fuel at $2.90 per gallon.
A fast-running (3600 RPM), propane-powered air-cooled Subaru or Honda powered 12 KW genset run on intermittent loads for 24 hours will use 33 1/2 gallons of propane. Cost is $82.50 if priced at $2.50 per gallon. $92 if $2.75 per gallon.
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