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gamertag0311 t1_j5wq6iy wrote

Okay not a Boston resident but is there anyone who can explain a "therm"? Is it a measure of heat/ energy? Is it because it would be hard to temperature adjust a volume reader? Just weird cuz normally gas is measured in volume when you have tanks, I've never had gas lines

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RajDek t1_j5x4trp wrote

Natural gas isn’t a single consistent mix of molecules like propane, it’s a mix of hydrocarbons and some suppliers have mixes that produce more heat than others, so that’s more valuable. A therm is about 100k BTU, so whatever amount of the gas you’re getting produces that much heat, is a therm of gas.

But, roughly, it’s about 100 cubic feet of natural gas to 1 therm.

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