Apologies to all for failing to trim my recent post. >> Can you substantiate those numbers? My experience is quite different. >
> Yes. I got the numbed from one of my customers. He lives aboard in > Vancouver. > Electricity cost 8 cents per kilowatt. Diesel fuel in this area is now > $1.05 per liter so its up there at around $4 per gallon. Last year it was > even more. Peaked at $1.50 / liter Going back over the past five years it > has been close to a dollar a liter. Electric heat is way cheaper here. > I realize some areas on the eastern seaboard have higher electricity rates, > so the cost comparison is going to be different. When I back east, con > edison was charging around $0.15 per kilowatt hour. Not sure what it is > now. I also hear some marinas are surcharging beyond what the utility > companies charge. Obviously a careful cost analysis is needed for each > locality. Secondly fuel prices tend to be more volatile than > electricity prices. It is an interesting exercise. Diesel here is cheaper and electricity more expensive than your numbers. I'll have to fiddle with it and see if I can come up with a general algorithm to compare costs. Capital expenditure will be interesting to work into that. Hmm. Your point on fuel quality is good. I'm in the process of sourcing a small tank so I can run the heater off kerosene periodically to clear the burner. Regardless, a decent fuel filter in line with the heater is important even if not fully sufficient. Still, the ability to sail my boat year round drives me to low power consumption heat sources like the Webasto. sail fast, dave S/V Auspicious _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
