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Energy Factors

TCE TCOE TFOE TGE
Tons of Coal equiv TCE 1.00 0.64 0.66 0.62
Tons of Crude Oil equiv TCOE 1.57 1.00 1.04 0.98
Tons of Fuel Oil equiv TFOE 1.51 0.96 1.00 0.94
Tons of Gasoline equiv TGE 1.61 1.03 1.07 1.00
Thous cu.m. Nat Gas NG103m3 1.13 0.83 0.86 0.82
Million BTU 106BTU 0.037 0.023 0.024 0.023
Million Kg Calories 109Cal 0.145 0.093 0.096 0.090
Giga Joules 109J 0.035 0.022 0.023 0.022
Megawatt-hours (1) MWh 0.125 0.079 0.083 0.078
TOE (IEA Conversion Unit) 1.45 0.92 0.96 0.90
Steam (3) approx 10 Tons 0.98 0.62 0.64 0.62
NG 106 109CAL 109J MWh(2)
103M3 BTU
Tons of Coal equiv TCE 0.76 27.3 6.9 28.8 3.60
Tons of Crude Oil equiv TCOE 1.20 43.0 10.8 45.4 5.67
Tons of Fuel Oil equiv TFOE 1.16 41.4 10.4 43.7 5.46
Tons of Gasoline equiv TGE 1.22 44.1 11.1 46.4 5.80
Thous cu.m. Nat Gas NG103m3 1.00 35.7 9.0 37.7 4.71
Million BTU 106BTU 0.028 1.00 0.25 1.055 0.13
Million Kg Calories 109Cal 0.111 3.97 1.00 4.19 0.52
Giga Joules 109J 0.027 0.948 0.24 1.00 0.125
Megawatt-hours (1) MWh 0.095 3.41 0.86 3.60 N/A
TOE (IEA Conversion Unit) 1.11 39.68 10.0 41.87 5.23
Steam (3) approx 10 Tons 0.75 26.5 6.70 28.0 3.50
(1) 100% conversion (2) at 45% thermal efficiency (3) medium pressure, 20 bar, heat recoverable

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