ECONOFROST Night Covers at 6 hours a day compared to no Night Covers

720 Feet 1 Year Savings10 Year Savings
Electricity$28,154$281,540
Lbs. of CO2341,948 3,419,480
Cars Removed for 1 year 32.27322.70
Planting "x" acres of trees 53.09530.90

Energy Saved Per Year, Compare the difference with an integrated night cover

Without night covers With night coversSavings
Ele1,385 BTU/feet831 BTU/feet554 BTU/Feet
Conversion to KWh per footNumber of feet in a type storeKWh saved per store per hour KWh saved per store per day kWr saved per store per year
554 BTU*0.000293720 Feet 0.16 kWr * 720 feet116.87 kWr * 6 hours 701.23 kWr/day * 365 days
= 0.162322 kWr/feet= 0.16 kWr * 720 feet= 116.87 kWh= 701.23 kWr/day= 225.949.32 kWr/year

Further savings to the environment

Dollars per year per store of electrical savings Lbs of CO 2 saved per year per storeEquivalent Number of cars removed per year per storeEquivalent to planting x number of acres per trees
225.949.32 kWr/year * 0.11/kWr225.949.32 kWr/year * 1336 lb. CO2/1000 kWr341, 948 CO2/year divided by 10,597 lbs. CO2/year225.949.32 kWr/year * 1.4 acres/6750 kWr
= $28,154.43= 341,948 lbs.CO2/year= 32.27 cars= 53.09 acres/year
Conversion FactorsSources
Watts to BTU multiply by 3.413 1,000 kWr = 606 kg CO2
BTU to kWr multiply by 0.000293 13,000 miles per year at 24 mpg
Watts to kWr multiply by 0.001 6,750 kWr = 1.4 acres of trees
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