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BTU Content of Common Energy Units
1 barrel(42 gallons) of crude oil = 5,800,000 Btu
1 gallon of gasoline = 124,000 Btu
1 gallon of diesel fuel = 139,000 Btu
1 gallon of heating oil = 139,000 Btu
1 barrel of residual fuel oil = 6,287,000 Btu
1 cubic foot of natural gas = 1,031 Btu
1 gallon of propane = 91,000 Btu
1 short ton of coal = 20,754,000 Btu
1 kilowatthour of electricity = 3,412 Btu
U.S. Units Equivalent Metric Units
1 British thermal unit (Btu) = 1,055.05585262 joules (J)
1 calorie (cal) = 4.1868 joules (J)
1 kilowatthour (kWh) = 3.6 megajoules(MJ)
BTU Content of Common Energy Units
1 barrel(42 gallons) of crude oil = 5,800,000 Btu
1 gallon of gasoline = 124,000 Btu
1 gallon of heating oil or diesel fuel = 139,000 Btu
1 cubic foot of natural gas = 1,026 Btu
1 gallon of propane = 91,000 Btuort ton of coal = 20,681,000
1 kilowatthour of electricity = 3,412 Btu
