USA Natural Gas vs. Electric
Energy Cost Comparison
New York
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.65
- Electricity: $46.72
Rhode Island
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $11.64
- Electricity: $41.43
Pennsylvania
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.05
- Electricity: $27.04
Maine
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $13.75
- Electricity: $35.52
New Hampshire
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $13.23
- Electricity: $41.40
Vermont
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.66
- Electricity: $42.53
Massachusetts
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.50
- Electricity: $45.46
Connecticut
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.35
- Electricity: $44.67
New Jersey
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.25
- Electricity: $39.57
Maryland
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.51
- Electricity: $31.74
Virginia
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.89
- Electricity: $23.52
West Virginia
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.87
- Electricity: $25.98
North Carolina
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.03
- Electricity: $26.27
South Carolina
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.24
- Electricity: $30.25
Georgia
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.33
- Electricity: $31.23
Florida
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.60
- Electricity: $27.01
Alabama
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.93
- Electricity: $32.37
Tennessee
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.21
- Electricity: $30.06
Kentucky
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.50
- Electricity: $27.02
Ohio
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.20
- Electricity: $28.97
Michigan
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.29
- Electricity: $32.08
Ontario
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $5.80
- Electricity: $38.10*
* Electric Price Estimated due to Time of Day rates
Wisconsin
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.58
- Electricity: $33.18
Illinois
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.08
- Electricity: $26.36
Indiana
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.39
- Electricity: $27.92
Iowa
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.31
- Electricity: $31.62
Minnesota
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.10
- Electricity: $29.69
Missouri
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.87
- Electricity: $30.50
Arkansas
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.18
- Electricity: $24.68
Mississippi
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.63
- Electricity: $28.75
Louisiana
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.83
- Electricity: $24.15
Texas
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.75
- Electricity: $22.54
Oklahoma
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.88
- Electricity: $23.67
Kansas
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.61
- Electricity: $30.25
Nebraska
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.21
- Electricity: $28.17
South Dakota
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.04
- Electricity: $28.17
North Dakota
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.43
- Electricity: $27.30
Montana
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.89
- Electricity: $30.01
Wyoming
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.21
- Electricity: $27.46
Colorado
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.25
- Electricity: $29.70
New Mexico
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.14
- Electricity: $31.87
Arizona
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.22
- Electricity: $33.29
Utah
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.74
- Electricity: $26.73
Nevada
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.41
- Electricity: $24.16
Idaho
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.37
- Electricity: $23.74
Washington
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.49
- Electricity: $24.18
Oregon
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.80
- Electricity: $26.00
California
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.81
- Electricity: $51.77
Hawaii
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $30.26
- Electricity: $76.35
Alaska
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.78
- Electricity: $54.62
Alberta
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $4.41
- Electricity: $18.02
Cost of Gas Vs Electric
Executive Summary
A common perception has existed in which operators feel that gas commercial equipment costs more to maintain and repair than electric equipment. This is an outdated premise that is no longer valid due to a variety of technical changes in the manufacturing of equipment. Pricing of parts, technical labor, equipment engineering, and a real-world look at gas equipment maintenance requirements confirm this premise.
As President of the kitchen equipment industry’s dealer trade association, I’ve presented countless speeches on this topic and have been a regular content contributor and interview subject for every major foodservice publication on a regular basis.
EFFICIENCY OF
NATURAL GAS
To get a true picture of how efficient a fuel is, you need to look at the entire process from extracting the fuel to customer delivery. This illustration shows that the delivery of natural gas to the end user is almost 3 times more efficient than the process to deliver electricity.
Electricity must be generated from another fuel, such as nuclear power, coal or natural gas. But, natural gas is a primary fuel, so it does not need to be generated like electricity. The direct use of natural gas, in your home or in a business, is much more efficient than using natural gas to generate electricity and then in turn delivering electricity to the customer.
USA Natural Gas vs.
Electric Energy
Cost Comparison
New York
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.65
- Electricity: $46.72
Rhode Island
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $11.64
- Electricity: $41.43
Pennsylvania
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.05
- Electricity: $27.04
Maine
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $13.75
- Electricity: $35.52
New Hampshire
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $13.23
- Electricity: $41.40
Vermont
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.66
- Electricity: $42.53
Massachusetts
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.50
- Electricity: $45.46
Connecticut
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.35
- Electricity: $44.67
New Jersey
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.25
- Electricity: $39.57
Maryland
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.51
- Electricity: $31.74
Virginia
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.89
- Electricity: $23.52
West Virginia
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.87
- Electricity: $25.98
North Carolina
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.03
- Electricity: $26.27
South Carolina
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.24
- Electricity: $30.25
Georgia
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.33
- Electricity: $31.23
Florida
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.60
- Electricity: $27.01
Alabama
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.93
- Electricity: $32.37
Tennessee
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.21
- Electricity: $30.06
Kentucky
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.50
- Electricity: $27.02
Ohio
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.20
- Electricity: $28.97
Michigan
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.29
- Electricity: $32.08
Ontario
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $5.80
- Electricity: $38.10*
* Electric Price Estimated due to Time of Day rates
Wisconsin
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.58
- Electricity: $33.18
Illinois
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.08
- Electricity: $26.36
Indiana
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.39
- Electricity: $27.92
Iowa
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.31
- Electricity: $31.62
Minnesota
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.10
- Electricity: $29.69
Missouri
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.87
- Electricity: $30.50
Arkansas
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.18
- Electricity: $24.68
Mississippi
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.63
- Electricity: $28.75
Louisiana
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.83
- Electricity: $24.15
Texas
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.75
- Electricity: $22.54
Oklahoma
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.88
- Electricity: $23.67
Kansas
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.61
- Electricity: $30.25
Nebraska
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.21
- Electricity: $28.17
South Dakota
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.04
- Electricity: $28.17
North Dakota
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.43
- Electricity: $27.30
Montana
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.89
- Electricity: $30.01
Wyoming
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.21
- Electricity: $27.46
Colorado
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.25
- Electricity: $29.70
New Mexico
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $6.14
- Electricity: $31.87
Arizona
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $10.22
- Electricity: $33.29
Utah
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.74
- Electricity: $26.73
Nevada
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $8.41
- Electricity: $24.16
Idaho
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.37
- Electricity: $23.74
Washington
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.49
- Electricity: $24.18
Oregon
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $9.80
- Electricity: $26.00
California
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.81
- Electricity: $51.77
Hawaii
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $30.26
- Electricity: $76.35
Alaska
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $7.78
- Electricity: $54.62
Alberta
Energy Pricing
Price for 1,000,000 BTUs of Commercial Cooking:
- Natural Gas: $4.41
- Electricity: $18.02
Cost of Gas Vs Electric
Executive Summary
A common perception has existed in which operators feel that gas commercial equipment costs more to maintain and repair than electric equipment. This is an outdated premise that is no longer valid due to a variety of technical changes in the manufacturing of equipment. Pricing of parts, technical labor, equipment engineering, and a real-world look at gas equipment maintenance requirements confirm this premise.
As President of the kitchen equipment industry’s dealer trade association, I’ve presented countless speeches on this topic and have been a regular content contributor and interview subject for every major foodservice publication on a regular basis.