I have a wood stove back up, wood is dirty and expensive and you need a 1/3 more to achieve the same results.
I use 5.5 tons of pellets a year at 80% +/- effency , it gets cold in NH. To achieve the same result I would need about 8 cords of dry hard wood, in short supply up here at $240 a cord.
If you have a wood lot go for it.
12 posted on 10/13/2014 2:08:27 PM PDT by Little Bill
(EVICT Queen Jean)