Griddle Benefits of Using a Natural Gas Griddle: Quick and sustained heat-to-plate Provides fast cooking and quality performance with excellent control Delivers consistent  temperatures for even cooking Allows for customizing features, such as plate type, plate thickness, thermostat size, and control

Natural Gas Input: 60,000 BTU/hour @73% Efficiency Cost per Therm ($) Annual Operating Cost ($) 0.60 657 0.80 876 1.00 1,095 1.20 1,314 1.40 1,533 Annual Energy (therms) 1,095

Electricity Input: 12.8 kW Cost per kWH ($) Annual Operating Cost ($) 0.06 1,405 0.08 1,874 0.10 2,342 0.12 2,810 0.14 3,279 Annual Energy (kW) 23,421

Annual costs assume five full load hours per day and 365 days of use per year.
Electric equipment operates at 100% efficiency.

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