Comparison Of Electricity Compor And Gas Compor From Month Expenditures, More Irite Which?

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YOGYAKARTA Information related to the comparison of electric stoves and gas stoves is an interesting thing to explore. Moreover, the government is currently planning an LPG conversion program to the PLN induction stove to overcome energy problems to reduce the burden on the state budget due to imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Although it's just a discourse, the transition of electric stoves from gas stoves needs to be considered by looking at various factors, one of which is related to monthly expenses to security.

It must be noted that the electric stove works by producing heat with the source of electrical energy from the stove to the source via cables. While the gas stove produces heat by utilizing gas energy sources from inside the tube.

Not only from the energy source, the use of electric stoves and gas stoves has a number of other differences, namely as follows.

It should be noted that even though they both produce heat, the consumption of energy needed in each type of stove is different.

In terms of energy consumption, the electric stove is claimed to be more efficient than the regular gas stove. The reason is that the heat spread of the electric stove is much more even than the gas stove, which is only in the middle.

The electric company is also claimed to be more environmentally friendly because it does not cause as much smoke as gas stoves. The smoke produced by the gas stove will come out in the kitchen room. This will interfere with the health of the occupants of the house. In addition, the electric stove does not cause a pungent gas odor.

The electric company is also claimed to be more practical because it does not require a tube, so it is more efficient. Unlike gas stoves, owners must provide a stove place and place to put a safe gas cylinder so that it does not get hit.

However, to install an electric stove, the owner must make several adjustments. For example, the owner must install an electric line with the right cable size so that the electricity can flow properly. This installation must be done by experts to avoid short circuits.

The electric company will heat cooking utensils quickly, so the cooking process can start faster than the gas stove that heats cooking utensils with fire, so it takes a little longer.

Price factors are the most influential considerations. Not only related to the price of energy monthly consumption, but also the price of cooking devices.

President Director of the State Electricity Company (PLN) Darmawan Prasodjo said that the use of induction stoves was more than 10 to 15 percent efficient than regular gas stoves.

In detail, the current price of LPG per kilogram is IDR 4,250. The price becomes IDR 5,250 per kg when it is distributed to the public.

"If according to the Ministry of Representatives the price is released at IDR 4,250. Of course there is a supply chain with an average of IDR 5250 per kg," he said, Thursday, September 15.

Based on the economic price, the price of 3 kg LPG gas is IDR 19,698 per kg. Meanwhile, the subsidy price from the government is IDR 4,250 per kg.

With the supply chain up to the community, the price of 3 kg LPG reaches IDR 5,250 per kg, so the government provides subsidies worth IDR 15,448 per kg.

Meanwhile, the price of the electric economy for the induction stove is IDR 11,792 per kg of evavalent electricity with around 7.18 Kwh.

PLN melepas biaya listrik untuk memperkapi eksivalen Rp4,550 yang dibayar masyarakat. Artinya per kaliberasi mem cooking dibandingkan dengan LPG akan lebih murah Rp720.

Meanwhile, in terms of the price of cooking devices, it turns out that the realization is slightly higher in the electrical stove device. Not all cooking devices are able to withstand the heat produced by the electric stove. Therefore, people must be careful when choosing cooking utensils for electric stoves if they want to last.

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