16 C.F.R. § 23 app K1 to Part 305
This table contains the representative unit energy costs that must be utilized to calculate estimated annual energy cost disclosures required under this part for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, and water heaters. This table is based on information published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2022.
| Type of energy | In commonly used terms | As required by DOE test procedure |
| Electricity | ¢14/kWh12 | $.1400/kWh. |
| Natural Gas | $1.21/therm3 $12.6/MCF56 | $0.00001209/Btu.4 |
| No. 2 Heating Oil | $3.45/gallon7 | $0.00002511/Btu. |
| Propane | $2.23/gallon8 | $0.00002446/Btu. |
1 kWh stands for kiloWatt hour.
2 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
3 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. Natural gas prices include taxes.
4 Btu stands for British thermal unit.
5 MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
6 For the purposes of this table, 1 cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
7 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 13,738 Btu.
8 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
9 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.
16 C.F.R. § 23 app K1 to Part 305