Fuel

Energy content

Quantity of Fuel in 1 GGE

Quantity of fuel in 1 DGE

Gasoline

114,000 Btu/gallon

1.00 gallon

1.11 gallon

Low Sulfur Diesel

128,448 Btu/gallon

0.90 gallon

1.00 gallon

Biodiesel (B20)

126,700 Btu/gallon

0.92 gallon

1.01 gallon

Biodiesel (B100)

119,550 Btu/gallon

0.97 gallon

1.07 gallon

CNG

923 Btu/cubic foot (ft³)

or 20,160 Btu/Ib

125.77 ft³ or 5.76 Ib

139.21 ft³ or 6.37 Ib

Liquefied Natural Gas

21,240 Btu/Ib

5.47 Ib

6.05 Ib

Ethanol (E100)

76,330 Btu/gallon

1.52 gallon

1.68 gallon

Ethanol (E85)

88,258 Btu/gallon

1.32 gallon

1.46 gallon

Electricity

3414 Btu/Kilowatt hour (kWh)

34.00 kWh

37.64 kWh

Propane

91,200 Btu/gallon

1.38 gallon

1.53 gallon

Hydrogen

288.88 Btu/ft³ or 51,585 Btu/Ib

401.86 ft³ or 2.25 Ib

444.78 ft³ or 2.49 Ib