Natural gas is the best energy choice for your foodservice operation.
Affordable
Lower operating costs. The efficiency of natural gas makes operating costs approximately 50 percent less than electric. Energy costs are a large part of the budget for any foodservice business or organization, and managing these costs directly benefits the bottom line. For cooking, natural gas continues to be the best energy choice.
Natural gas Combi oven cost versus electric equipment cost
| Equipment input/hour in Btu or kW |
170,000 |
37.0 |
| Annual energy usage in therms or kWh |
3,060 |
66,600 |
| Annual operating cost |
$2,295 |
$5,554 |
| Estimated annual savings with natural gas combi oven |
$3,259 or 59% |
A natural gas combi oven saves an estimated 59 percent annually in operating costs. Natural gas is simply a better value, when considering the operating costs. The chart above illustrates the cost difference between comparable natural gas and electric combi ovens with the same operating hours. Historically and currently, commercial natural gas costs are much lower than electricity.
Better for the environment
- Natural gas continues to be one of the greenest energy choices for your food service facility.
- Natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel that has less impact on the planet and leaves about half the carbon footprint of electricity.
- In Minnesota, more than 50 percent of electricity is produced through burning coal - the largest source of air pollution.
The chart below details how natural gas is the cleaner energy choice by showing the annual emissions generated from natural gas versus electric combi ovens.
| CO2 emissions (Carbon dioxide) |
35,986 |
108,465 |
| NOx emissions (Nitrogen oxide) |
59 |
154 |
|
SO2 emissions (Sulfur dioxide) |
0.18 |
266 |
|
Hg emissions (Mercury) |
0.0 |
0.00189 |
Ann Lovcik, CFSPFoodservice Energy Efficiency Expert
Ann.Lovcik@CenterPointEnergy.com612-321-5470
Foodservice Learning Center
CenterPoint Energy
700 Linden Avenue West
Minneapolis, MN 55403
