Cost Savings Analysis: Elimination of Pilot Lights With American Green Flame Stoves

Just one pilot light burns about 673,000 BTU’s per month. Fuel costs vary regionally, but it costs approximately $6.50 to run one pilot light for a month using natural gas.
For propane, the monthly cost is about $10.00.
(Based on $1.00 per 100,000 BTU’s for Natural Gas and $1.50 per gallon/91,500 BTU’s for Propane)

Consider this: Replacing an existing Six-Burner stove burning seven standing pilot lights with an American Range Green Flame ARGF-6 using electronic ignition saves:

Natural Gas: $546.00 per year
Propane: $840.00 per year

So many factors determine how long a stove will last. We sell parts for stoves made back in the 1960’s and 1970’s, but even with a conservative life span estimate of ten years, that totals:

Natural Gas: $5460.00
Propane: $8400.00

In addition to this robust cost savings, the kitchen stays cooler. Safety increases as risk of a pilot light going out vanishes. Health dangers due to breathing in gas fumes are eliminated, as is the need to run an exhaust hood when there is no cooking.