Pellet heating cost calculator

Set the region, floor area and prices — the calculator estimates the cost of 1 kWh of heat from a FACI pellet boiler, compares it with diesel, gas and electricity, and selects a boiler model for your building. The calculation is based on the regional climate and specific heat load.

Your building

Region (Russia)

Heating season and climate are taken from the region

Heated floor area940 m²

Ceiling height4.0 m

Building volume = floor area × height — the heat load depends on it

Building insulation

Pellet price11,000 RUB/t

Diesel price82 RUB/l

Gas price7.0 RUB/m³

Electricity price7.0 RUB/kWh

Boiler efficiency92 %

Cost of heat from pellets

2.5 RUB/kWh

cheaper than electricity

Heat per season

310 MWh

Pellet costs

RUB 770,000/year

Savings compared with diesel

RUB 1.4 million/year

Required output

~113 kW

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Recommended model

FACI 130

A pellet boiler for your floor area with a margin for peak frosts.

View model → +7 351 220 22 19selection for your building

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This is a preliminary estimate for guidance, not a thermal engineering calculation. Actual output and fuel consumption depend on the building design, ceiling height, insulation, glazing, ventilation, hot water supply and operating mode — the calculator does not take all the specifics of your building into account. An accurate boiler house design calculation is carried out by a design organisation. We will help you choose a boiler and configuration for your needs.

Proven on real sites

From Murmansk to Krasnodar — FACI boiler houses operate all over Russia. These are real sites of our customers with actual figures.

How we calculate. Volumetric method based on the specific heating characteristic: heat per season E = q × V × HDD × 24, where V = floor area × ceiling height (m³), q is the specific heating characteristic (0.40–0.72 W/m³·°C depending on building insulation), HDD is the heating degree-days of the region (official data of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation by region; e.g. Chelyabinsk Region — 4895, Moscow — 3115, Krasnodar Territory — 2016, Yakutia — 9185). Peak boiler output ≈ E ÷ 2000 h with a margin. Pellet consumption = E ÷ (4.8 kWh/kg × efficiency). Cost of 1 kWh of heat from pellets = price ÷ (4.8 × efficiency); diesel — price per litre ÷ (10 kWh/l × efficiency 0.9); gas — price ÷ (9.5 kWh/m³ × 0.92); electric — 100% efficiency. Default prices are approximate (2026 Russian market) — enter your own. The calculation is for reference only.