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Old 09-17-2014, 07:14 AM   #2
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Default comparison to pellets

Yiikes. Cordwood heating is getting pretty close to the cost of pellet heating. I'll stick with the convenience of pellets.

Seasoned cordwood at $350/cord = $19.60/million BTU's
Quality pellets at $300/ton = $22.80/million BTU's

from:
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lin...s_ec1628-e.pdf
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