Price Comparison of Energy Sources in China, 2012

ENERGY SOURCEPRICE (RMB)ENERGY (MILLION BTU)RMB PER MILLION BTU
COALTHERMAL¥670 per metric ton26 per metric ton¥25.33
METALLURGICAL¥607 per metric ton29 per metric ton¥21.18
COKING¥508 per metric ton31 per metric ton¥16.46
OILGASOLINE¥8580 per metric ton38 per metric ton¥222.87
DIESEL¥7730 per metric ton43 per metric ton¥180.96
KEROSENE¥7770 per metric ton42 per metric ton¥186.88
NATURAL GASINDUSTRY AND COMMERCE¥2.69 per m30.036 per m3¥74.72
ELECTRICITY¥2.14 per m3¥59.44
RESIDENTIAL¥2.24 per m3¥62.17
NON-FOSSILWIND¥0.55 per kWh0.0034 per kWh¥161.20
NUCLEAR¥0.50 per kWh¥146.54
SOLAR¥1.09 per kWh¥319.46

Author's calculations based on numbers derived from China Energy Research Society, 中国能源发展报告(2013) and 成品油供应价格调整表