My co-op's 2 boilers burn 210,000 gallons of oil a year. Any reason not to switch to much cheaper natural gas?

In terms of equivalent heating capacity, natural gas today costs less than half as much as heating oil, so switching makes sense for high volume users. Gas burns cleaner than oil, so that's another advantage. Some people say gas is more dangerous than oil, but insurance actuaries treat them the same. If you can, it would make sense to go dual fuel, which means keeping your capacity to use oil if it becomes cheaper or more readily available. We produce about 90% of natural gas domestically and have good reserves, but import about 85% of our oil and have short reserves, so that might be a long-term consideration.My co-op's 2 boilers burn 210,000 gallons of oil a year. Any reason not to switch to much cheaper natural gas?
Oil contains more energy per unit, so the conversion factor is not as good as you might think. Also, you have less flexibility in suppliers for gas as compared to oil.





Can you buy more efficient boilers? And, can you conduct a detailed energy audit to find ways to reduce the energy use?My co-op's 2 boilers burn 210,000 gallons of oil a year. Any reason not to switch to much cheaper natural gas?
Gas may or may not be cheaper for heating the same amount of water. There is also the cost of having gas brought into the building from the nearest gas main. This can be very expensive depending on the distance.
Have you considered a heat pump? Expensive start up costs but pays for itself in about 7 years. May be cheaper than gas in the long run the way how gas cost is rising
Why not switch to an anaerobic digester and you can have the entire co-op run off it's poop, talk about locally produced power!!