common energy units

Btu content of common energy units

• 1 barrel (42 gallons) of crude oil = 5,800,000 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 gallon of gasoline = 124,262 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 gallon of diesel fuel = 138,690 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 gallon of heating oil = 138,690 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 barrel of residual fuel oil = 6,287,000 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 cubic foot of natural gas = 1,025 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 gallon of propane = 91,333 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 short ton of coal = 19,489,000 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2013)
• 1 kilowatthour of electricity = 3,412 Btu (based on U.S. consumption, 2