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
NaturalGas
$1.60 $/therm
1.55
Propane
$2.50 $/gal
2.74
HeatingOil
$3.00 $/gal
2.14
Wood
$200.00 $/cord
1.00
FYI - Unit Energy Cost Comparison to Gasoline
Gasoline
$3.00 $/gal
=
2.46

Electric Furnace
Air Heat Pump
Ground Heat Pump
Natural Gas
Propane
Oil
Wood Stove

COP
HSPF
COP
AFUEng
AFUEpro
AFUEoil
Efficiency

Region

South

Mid-USA

North

1
5.5
3.7
80
80
80
60

2000 ft2
kBtu/h
32 kBtu/h-ft2
64.0 kBtu/h
900 Hours/year

FloorArea
HeatLoss
HeatSqFt
HeatReqd
HeatHours

Fan TSP
Included in COP
Included in HSPF
Included in COP
1 in. of water
1 in. of water
1 in. of water
0.5 in. of water

Btu/W-hr
Watt/Watt
%
%
%
%

HeatHours Estimates
Low
House
600
School
200
Office
200
House
800
School
300
Office
700
House
1000
School
500
Office
900

High
800
400
700
1000
500
900
1500
600
1100

kW

Read Me

kWh
18.76
11.64
5.07
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.15

Region

South

Mid-USA

North

Fuel Units
16,882
10,473
4,563
268
268
268
134

576
632
411
2.9

Annual Heating Cost

Electric
Fuel
Total
$2,025.79
$2,025.79
$1,256.73
$1,256.73
$547.51
$547.51
$32.13
$1,152.00
$1,184.13
$32.13
$1,973.68
$2,005.82
$32.13
$1,542.86
$1,574.99
$16.07
$960.00
$976.07

HeatSqFt Estimates (kBtu/h per 1000 ft2 of Floor Area)

Poor Quality Std. Quality Hi. Quality
Super Eff.
House
30
20
15
School
30
22
15
Office
22
18
14
House
40
32
25
School
35
27
20
Office
25
22
15
House
50
40
30
School
40
30
25
Office
30
24
18

10
10
11
16
13
12
20
15
13

Water Heating Cost Estimator

Standby Loss Distrib. Loss

ColdWtrTin
HotWtrTout
GalperDay
kBtuperDay

60
120
60
30.0

F
F
Gal/day
kBtu/Day

Electric
Nat Gas
Propane
Heating Oil
HeatPump WH
A.K.A Desuperheater ElectricWithHeatRecovery

10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%

AFUE/COP

10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%

kWh/Fuel Use Annual Cost

1
65%
65%
65%
2
3.27

3882
204
223
146
1941
1187

$504.61
$326.01
$558.54
$436.62 Additional Info Needed for Heat Recovery
$252.31 CoolMonths HeatMonths
HeatPumpType
$154.32
6
6 Air Source
HtUnitCOP
1.61

Cooling Cost Estimator

Cooling Electric Rate Cost/Unit
Units
ElectricSum
14 /kWh

Air Source AC or HP1 AvgEERAS

Ground Source HP

Chillers3

HeatGain
CoolSqFt
CoolReqd
CoolHours

kWh

Energy Cost

Optional Pumps for Chilled Water and/or Water-Co

Chilled Water

11 Btu/W-hr

Included in EER

4.00

3,600

$504.00

AvgEERGS

14 Btu/W-hr

Included in EER

3.14

2,829

$396.00

2.4

0.00

kWperTon

0.7 kW/ton

4.17

3,755

$525.67

50

2.4

0.15

Region

South

Mid-USA

North

CoolHours Estimates
Low
House
1100
School
600
Office
1200
House
800
School
400
Office
700
House
200
School
200
Office
300

Annual Total
Select Heating, Wtr Heat, Cooling Types
Heating ,Cooling & GroundHeat Elect&HtRec GroundHeatPump
Water Heating Cost
$1,098

kBtu/h
22 kBtu/h-ft2
44.0 kBtu/h
900 Hours/year
Annual Cooling Cost
Supply Fan TSP
kW

Heating
WaterHeat
$548
$154

Cooling
$396

3 in. of water

High
1600
1000
1800
1000
550
1100
300
300
600

Region

South

Mid-USA

North

Head (ft.)

gpm/ton

kW

CoolSqFt Estimates (kBtu/h per 1000 ft2 of Floor Area)

Poor Quality Std. Quality Hi. Quality
Super Eff.
House
32
25
17
School
65
53
36
Office
35
28
20
House
30
22
15
School
60
48
38
Office
30
25
17
House
28
20
14
School
50
42
30
Office
28
22
16

ElectCO2kWh
Pounds Carbon Dioxide Produced
Annual Heating ,Cooling Heat
Water Heat
Cool
& Water Heating CO2
GroundHeatP Elect&HtRec GroundHeatPump
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 80F, an outdoor temperature or 82F, 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 80.6F, a ground loop temperature of 77F, 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.

10
31
15
9
28
14
8
26
12

1.35

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
40
4.6
0
40
4.6
0
40
4.6
0
40
4.6

HeatPumpType

Chilled Water and/or Water-Cooled Systems

Condenser Water
Head (ft.)

gpm/ton

kW

Included in EER
50

0.19

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

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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