BTU's per gallon of differant fuels

[ernie wrenn]

Table of GGEFuel GGE BTU/unit kWh/Unit

Gasoline (base)[2] 1 US gallon 114,000 BTU/gal 33.41

Gasoline (conventional, summer)[2] 0.996 US gallon * 114,500 BTU/gal 33.56

Gasoline (conventional, winter)[2] 1.013 US gallon * 112,500 BTU/gal 32.97

Gasoline (reformulated gasoline, ethanol)[2] 1.019 US gallon * 111,836 BTU/gal 32.78

Gasoline (reformulated gasoline, ETBE)[2] 1.019 US gallon * 111,811 BTU/gal 32.77

Gasoline (reformulated gasoline, MTBE)[2] 1.020 US gallon * 111,745 BTU/gal 32.75

Gasoline (10% MBTE)[3] 1.02 US gallon 112,000 BTU/gallon 32.83

Gasoline (regular unleaded)[4] 1 US gallon 114,100 BTU/gal 33.44

Diesel #2[4] 0.88 US gallons 129,500 BTU/gal 37.95

Biodiesel (B100)[4] 0.96 US gallons 118,300 BTU/gal

Bio Diesel (B20)[4] 0.90 US gallons 127,250 BTU/gal

Liquid natural gas (LNG)[4] 1.52 US gallons 75,000 BTU/gal

Compressed natural gas (CNG)[4] 126.67 cu ft (3.587 m3) 900 BTU/cu ft

Hydrogen at 101.325 kPa 357.37 cu ft 319 BTU/cu ft[5]

Hydrogen by weight 0.997 kg (2.198 lb)[6] 119.9 MJ/kg (51,500 BTU/lb)[7]

Liquefied petroleum gas(propane) (LPG)[4] 1.35 US gallons 84,300 BTU/gal

Methanol fuel (M100)[4] 2.01 US gallons 56,800 BTU/gal

Ethanol fuel (E100)[4] 1.500 US gallons 76,100 BTU/gal

Ethanol (E85)[4] 1.39 US gallons 81,800 BTU/gal

Jet fuel (naphtha)[8] 0.97 US gallons 118,700 BTU/gal

Jet fuel (kerosene)[8] 0.90 US gallons 128,100 BTU/gal

Electricity 33.40 kilowatt-hours * 3,413 BTU/(kW·h) [9][10]
*calculated based on 114,000 BTU/gal base gasoline