Corn Energy Equivalents

 

 

The corn energy equivalent table below provides an efficient way to calculate how much corn would be required to replace the fuel currently being used. For example, if a person uses 2 tons of hard coal per heating season, then about 6,720 pounds of shelled corn (2 x 3,360) will be needed to obtain the same heating value. Likewise, a person using 400 gallons of #2 fuel oil would need to use about 8,800 pounds of shelled corn (400 x 22) for the equivalent amount of heat.

 

EQUIVALENT HEATING VALUES

Fuel Currently Used	Pounds of Shelled Corn
1 ton of hard coal	3,360
1 gallon of #2 fuel oil	22
1,000,000 BTUs of natural gas	170
1 gallon of propane	15
1 full cord of firewood	2,800
1 ton of wood pellets	2,575
1,000 kWh of electricity	635