Heating, Water Heating and Cooling Energy, Cost and Carbon Dioxide Estimator

Heating Cost Estimator

Fuel Type Cost/Unit Units ¢/kBtu (site)
Electric 12 ¢/kWh 3.52 FloorArea 2000 ft2 Read Me
NaturalGas $1.60 $/therm 1.55 HeatLoss kBtu/h
Propane $2.50 $/gal 2.74 HeatSqFt 32 kBtu/h-ft2è
HeatingOil $3.00 $/gal 2.14 HeatReqd 64.0 kBtu/h
Wood $200.00 $/cord 1.00 HeatHours 900 Hours/year
FYI - Unit Energy Cost Comparison to Gasoline
Gasoline $3.00 $/gal = 2.46
Annual Heating Cost
Fan TSP kW kWh Fuel Units Electric Fuel Total
Electric Furnace COP 1 Included in COP 18.76 16,882 $2,025.79 $2,025.79
Air Heat Pump HSPF 5.5 Btu/W-hr Included in HSPF 11.64 10,473 $1,256.73 $1,256.73
Ground Heat Pump COP 3.7 Watt/Watt Included in COP 5.07 4,563 $547.51 $547.51
Natural Gas AFUEng 80 % 1 in. of water 0.30 268 576 $32.13 $1,152.00 $1,184.13
Propane AFUEpro 80 % 1 in. of water 0.30 268 632 $32.13 $1,973.68 $2,005.82
Oil AFUEoil 80 % 1 in. of water 0.30 268 411 $32.13 $1,542.86 $1,574.99
Wood Stove Efficiency 60 % 0.5 in. of water 0.15 134 2.9 $16.07 $960.00 $976.07

HeatHours Estimates HeatSqFt Estimates (kBtu/h per 1000 ft2 of Floor Area)
Region Low High Region Poor Quality Std. Quality Hi. Quality Super Eff.
House 600 800 House 30 20 15 10
School 200 400 School 30 22 15 10
South Office 200 700 South Office 22 18 14 11
House 800 1000 House 40 32 25 16
School 300 500 School 35 27 20 13
Mid-USA Office 700 900 Mid-USA Office 25 22 15 12
House 1000 1500 House 50 40 30 20
School 500 600 School 40 30 25 15
North Office 900 1100 North Office 30 24 18 13

Water Heating Cost Estimator

Standby Loss Distrib. Loss AFUE/COP kWh/Fuel Use Annual Cost
ColdWtrTin 60 °F Electric 10% 10% 1 3882 $504.61
HotWtrTout 120 °F Nat Gas 10% 10% 65% 204 $326.01
GalperDay 60 Gal/dayPropane 10% 10% 65% 223 $558.54
kBtuperDay 30.0 kBtu/Day
Heating Oil 10% 10% 65% 146 $436.62 Additional Info Needed for Heat Recovery
HeatPump WH 10% 10% 2 1941 $252.31 CoolMonths HeatMonths HeatPumpType
A.K.A Desuperheaterè ElectricWithHeatRecovery 10% 10% 3.27 1187 $154.32 6 6 Air Source
HtUnitCOP 1.61

Cooling Cost Estimator

Cooling Electric Rate Cost/Unit Units HeatGain kBtu/h
ElectricSum 14 ¢/kWh CoolSqFt 22 kBtu/h-ft2è
CoolReqd 44.0 kBtu/h
CoolHours 900 Hours/year
Annual Cooling Cost Optional Pumps for Chilled Water and/or Water-Coo
Supply Fan TSP kW kWh Energy Cost Chilled Water

Air Source AC or HP1 AvgEERAS 11 Btu/W-hr Included in EER 4.00 3,600 $504.00 Head (ft.) gpm/ton kW
2
Ground Source HP AvgEERGS 14 Btu/W-hr Included in EER 3.14 2,829 $396.00 0 2.4 0.00

Chillers3 kWperTon 0.7 kW/ton 3 in. of water 4.17 3,755 $525.67 50 2.4 0.15

CoolHours Estimates CoolSqFt Estimates (kBtu/h per 1000 ft2 of Floor Area)
Region Low High Region Poor Quality Std. Quality Hi. Quality Super Eff.
House 1100 1600 House 32 25 17 10
School 600 1000 School 65 53 36 31
South Office 1200 1800 South Office 35 28 20 15
House 800 1000 House 30 22 15 9
School 400 550 School 60 48 38 28
Mid-USA Office 700 1100 Mid-USA Office 30 25 17 14
House 200 300 House 28 20 14 8
School 200 300 School 50 42 30 26
North Office 300 600 North Office 28 22 16 12

Annual Total Select Heating, Wtr Heat, Cooling Types Pounds Carbon Dioxide Produced ElectCO2kWh 1.35
Heating ,Cooling & GroundHeat Elect&HtRec GroundHeatPump Annual Heating ,Cooling Heat Water Heat Cool
Water Heating Cost Heating WaterHeat Cooling & Water Heating CO2 GroundHeatP Elect&HtRec GroundHeatPump
$1,098 $548 $154 $396 11,581 6,160 1,603 3,819

1. The value of Average EER for Air-Source Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps is used rather than the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. SEER is based on an indoor
temperature of 80ºF, an outdoor temperature or 82ºF, insufficient fan power requirement, and insufficient moisture removal capability in most climates. These conditions
substantially over-predict cooling efficiency. (See "Climatic Impacts on HSPF and SEER for Air-Source Heat Pumps", Fairey, et. al., ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 110,
Part 2, 2004.)
2. The value of Average EER for Ground Source Heat Pumps is used rather than the Ground Loop Heat Pump (GLHP) Energy Efficiency Ratio. GLHP-EER is based
on an indoor temperature of 80.6ºF, a ground loop temperature of 77ºF, and insufficient fan power requirement. These conditions over-predict cooling efficiency
especially in southern climates or when ground loops are poorly installed or under-sized.
3. The capacity and electrical demand of chillers does not include the power use of auxillary equipment and the corresponding heat deduction for distribution of the
chilled water and air. This computation includes the power input of the supply fans, chilled water pumps and condenser pumps. It also includes a correction to account
for the heat introduced into the system by the supply air handler and chilled water pump. It does not include any penalties if return air fans or fan powered VAV
terminals. This can be estimated by adding the total static pressure (TSP) to the supply fan TSP.
chilled water and air. This computation includes the power input of the supply fans, chilled water pumps and condenser pumps. It also includes a correction to account
for the heat introduced into the system by the supply air handler and chilled water pump. It does not include any penalties if return air fans or fan powered VAV
terminals. This can be estimated by adding the total static pressure (TSP) to the supply fan TSP.
 Optional Hot Water Pumps
Head (ft) t(sup)-t(retgpm kW
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
0 40 4.6 0.0
0 40 4.6 0.0
0 40 4.6 0.0
0 40 4.6 0.0
0 40 4.6 0.0

HeatPumpType

r Chilled Water and/or Water-Cooled Systems

Condenser Water

Head (ft.) gpm/ton kW

Included in EER

50 3 0.19
 Electrical Generation Emissions - Pounds (CO2/kWh)
New England 1.07 Mid Atlantic 1.07
South Atlantic 1.34 E. South Central 1.47
E. North Central 1.63 W. North Central 1.75
W. South Central 1.5 Mountain 1.56
Pacific Contiguous 0.43 Pacific Noncontig. 1.42

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