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Gasoline Gallon
Equivalent - GGE |
Gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) or gasoline-equivalent gallon (GEG) is the
amount of alternative fuel it takes to equal the energy content of one
liquid gallon of gasoline. GGE allows consumers to compare the energy
content of competing fuels against a commonly known fuel --- gasoline.
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Fuel |
GGE |
BTU/unit |
Gasoline (Regular Un-leaded) |
1 US Gallon |
114,100 BTU per gallon |
Gasoline reformulated with Ethanol |
1.019 Gallons |
111,836 BTU per gallon |
Diesel #2 |
0.88 US Gallon |
129,500 BTU per gallon |
Biodiesel (B100) |
0.96 Gallons |
118,300 BTU per gallon |
Biodiesel (B20) |
0.90 Gallons |
127,250 BTU per gallon |
Kerosene |
0.90 US Gallon |
128,100 BTU per gallon |
Ethanol fuel(E100) |
1.500 US Gallons |
76,000 BTU per gallon |
Ethanol fuel (E85) |
1.39 US Gallons |
81,800 BTU per gallon |
Methanol fuel (M100) |
2.01 US Gallons |
56,800 BTU/gal (it takes twice as much Methanol to equal the
BTU of gas) |
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