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NORTH DICKINSON SCHOOLS HEATING COSTS
| 2003/2004 (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004) | |||
|
Quantity Consumed
|
Price
|
Total Cost
|
|
| Wood Chips |
1,460 tons
|
$33.00 / ton
|
$48,180
|
| Propane (back up) |
16,010 gallons
|
$0.939 / gallon
|
$15,033
|
| Annual Total Cost |
$63,213
|
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| 2004/2005 (1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005) | |||
| Wood Chips |
1,126 tons |
$33.00 / ton
|
$37,158
|
| Propane (back up) |
22,675 gallons
|
$0.939 / gallon
|
$22,426
|
| Annual Total Cost |
$59,584
|
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| 2005/2006 (1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006) | |||
| Wood Chips |
1,018 tons
|
$37.50 / ton
|
$38,175
|
| Propane (back up) |
3,235 gallons
|
$1.28 / gallon
|
$4,141
|
| Annual Total Cost |
$42,316
|
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Average school the
size of North Dickinson has an annual heating cost of $80,000 to $120,000.
Note that heatings costs have decreased for North Dickinson as propane
used was greatly reduced.
This website is maintained
by Bill Cook, Michigan State University Extension
Forest in the Upper Peninsula. Comments, questions,
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Last update of this page
was
8 June, 2007
