Building Heating Method Comparison Calculator
BUILDING HEATING METHOD COMPARISON CALCULATOR
Inputs
Results
Prices
Building Attributes
Electricity Generation Mix
Renewables
Electricity
Conditioned area
Energy (Annual)
Advanced Inputs
Assumptions
Nuclear
Coal
Natural gas
Oil
26%
IECC climate zone
Natural gas
Heating oil
+
= 100%
+
Currency
+
+
Envelope efficiency
$
$
$
per kWh
Heating systems
Elec. resist. heat
Elec. WS heat pump
Gas furnace
Gas RTU
Gas boiler
Oil boiler
Oil furnace
Gas furnace
X
Elec. resist. heat
Elec. WS heat pump
Gas furnace
Gas boiler
Oil boiler
Oil furnace
Elec. WS heat pump
X
vs
$
per tonne CO2e
Carbon
Electric resistance heater
Electric water-source (WS) heat pump
Gas boiler
Gas furnace
Gas packaged rooftop unit (RTU)
Oil boiler
Oil furnace
$60.9 k
$21.7 k
$16.3 k
$18.1 k
$19.8 k
$26.6 k
$30.1 k
Energy Cost (Annual)
206 t
73 t
110 t
122 t
133 t
160 t
181 t
Electric resistance heater
Electric water-source (WS) heat pump
Gas boiler
Gas furnace
Gas packaged rooftop unit (RTU)
Oil boiler
Oil furnace
Summary
C02e & Energy Cost
Site & Source Energy
Summary
X
per liter
per gallon
per gallon
X
per kWh
per Therm
per GJ
per cubic m
per kWh
X
$ (USD)
€ (EUR)
£ (GBP)
Â¥ (JPY)
Â¥ (CNY)
Fr (CHF)
$ (USD)
X
Below average insulation / infiltration
Average insulation / infiltration
Above average insulation / infiltration
Average insulation / infiltration
X
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square ft
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1 (e.g. Key West & Dubai)
2 (e.g. Sao Paulo & Hong Kong)
3 (e.g. Shanghai & San Francisco)
4 (e.g. NYC & Paris)
5 (e.g. Berlin & Chicago)
6 (e.g. Stockholm & Oslo)
7 (e.g. Alberta & Reykjavik)
8 (e.g. Northwest Territories, Canada)
4 (e.g. NYC & Paris)
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