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

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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.

Bradley E. Pierce

President, Restaurant Equipment World

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

whitepaper
Name
Name
First
Last

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.

Bradley E. Pierce

President, Restaurant Equipment World