The person behind the numbers
Heating Cost Calculator shows U.S. households what their heating actually costs, with the arithmetic in plain view. It is written and maintained by one person, with every source named.
SK Kutubuddin
A former aviation professional with over two decades of hands-on expertise in aero-engine maintenance, inspection, and tool management.
SK founded HeatingCostCalculator.com to answer one question honestly: what will it cost to stay warm? He also runs GaugeGrade, an independent tools-review site.
- Over 2 decades
- of aero-engine maintenance and inspection
- 51
- state and D.C. pages, each on its own energy prices
- 18.44¢
- U.S. average electricity price we use (May 2026)
- 0
- paid placements. Picks are never sold
From jet engines to heating bills
An engine is a machine for turning fuel into heat and work, and keeping one serviceable means knowing exactly how much energy goes in and where it ends up. That same accounting is behind every page here: a watt of electricity becomes 3.412 BTU per hour of heat, a gallon of propane holds a fixed amount of energy, and a furnace's efficiency rating decides how much of that reaches your rooms.
Aviation maintenance also teaches one habit that most product reviews lack: you check the part against the specification, and you don't sign off on what you haven't verified. That is why this site names its data sources, checks every product it recommends against the manufacturer's listing, and says plainly when a claim can't be confirmed.
What this site is not: an HVAC contractor or an energy auditor. For sizing a furnace or heat pump for your home, talk to a licensed HVAC professional.
Qualifications and experience
Education and training
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautics)
- Associate degree in science
- Engineering degree, awarded after twelve years of hands-on work
- BAMEC (Basic Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Certificate), issued by India’s DGCA after the AME examinations
- Qualification in aviation fuels and lubricants
- Multiple quality-control courses
Hands-on experience
- Over two decades of aero-engine maintenance and inspection
- Borescope inspection of turbine and compressor blades
- Aero-engine systems work across multiple engine types
- About two years in a tool bay, managing precision tools
Every qualification listed is backed by a certificate.
How every page is put together
Every number has a source
Energy prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with the exact series and reporting period named. The constants and formulas are on the Methodology page, so you can redo any figure yourself.
Specs from the manufacturer
Product claims come from the maker’s own listing. If a feature isn’t published, we don’t claim it, and we would rather leave a slot empty than fill it with a guess.
Checked against Amazon’s data
Every pick we add or update is checked against Amazon’s own product data: in stock, sold new, and the exact model the page names. Discontinued models are replaced or removed, not left up.
Research, not lab testing
We don’t run a test lab, and no page says we tested a heater. Recommendations are researched from specifications, published standards and the physics of how heaters use energy.
How we make money
The calculators are free and always will be. When you buy a product through one of our Amazon links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. There are no display ads and no paid placements, and a commission never decides which product we pick or what cost we publish.
Corrections and questions
Found a number that looks wrong, or a product that is no longer sold? Tell us and we will check it against the source and fix it. Energy prices on the site were last refreshed on August 22, 2026.
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