Electricity Bill In Oil Equivalent

In another tread electricity consumption were discussed. Usage varied from a few 100 baht to well over 10,000 baht/month.70% of electricity in Thailand is generated from natural gas, the rest from coal and a bit of hydro power. Fossil fuel is fossil fuel, but since most people have a better intuitive feeling for a litre og gasoline than a standard cubic foot (SCF) of natural gas, lets try to convert your electricity bill into oil equivalent:

For each 1,000 baht of electricity on your bill, the power station will have to burn 71.4 litre of oil equivalent.So a 3,000 baht/month average usage is equivalent to 2,571 litre of fuel burned every year.

Using:4 baht/kwh (average price)1 kwh = 3.6 MJ1 litre (oe) = 36 MJ35% thermal efficiency including transmission losses