[Joe Boucher]

Wait a minute,
Aren’t, “heating pellets” really just coal?
Gots to get rid of the evil stuff even if the little people freeze.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I believe there are farmers who burn corn in their pellet stoves. All depends on the price of corn and the price of the pellets, I guess.

[Cicero]

I’ve been hearing similar stories from our neighbors here in central Vermont. All the usual suppliers in the area are out of pellets.

I buy in the spring and keep a supply in the garage, partly because I don’t want to run out and partly because in the past that has been a cheaper time to buy. Also, bulk delivery is cheaper.

I keep 6 tons out there (6 pallets) and so far I haven’t used more than 5 tons in a single winter.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Sold out in Worcester area for two weeks now. Lowes can’t estimate a delivery. I used to buy a season’s worth, but they took up too much space. Buying a few bags at a time worked the last two seasons, bit not this year. Next year I’ll buy a pallet ahead of the season, to keep as a buffer.

[trisham]

"Pellet fuels are heating fuels made from compressed biomass. Wood pellets are the most common type. A form of wood fuel, wood pellets are generally made from compacted sawdust or other wastes from sawmilling and other wood products manufacture,.[1] Other woody biomass sources include palm kernel shell, coconut shell, and whole-tree removal or tree tops and branches leftover after logging and which otherwise help replenish soil nutrients.[2] As well grasses can also be pelletized, creating grass pellets. Pellets are manufactured in several types and grades as fuels for electric power plants, homes, and other applications in between.[3] Pellets are extremely dense and can be produced with a low moisture content (below 10%) that allows them to be burned with a very high combustion efficiency.[4]

Further, their regular geometry and small size allow automatic feeding with very fine calibration. They can be fed to a burner by auger feeding or by pneumatic conveying. Their high density also permits compact storage and rational transport over long distance. They can be conveniently blown from a tanker to a storage bunker or silo on a customer's premises.[5] A broad range of pellet stoves, central heating furnaces, and other heating appliances have been developed and marketed since 1993.[citation needed] With the surge in the price of fossil fuels since 2005, the demand for pellet heating has increased in Europe and North America, and a sizable industry is emerging. According to the International Energy Agency Task 40, wood pellet production has more than doubled between 2006 and 2010 to over 14 million tons.[6] In a 2012 report, the Biomass Energy Resource Center says that it expects wood pellet production in North America to double again in the next five years.[7]"

Source: Wikipedia

[Cyber Liberty]

Break up the furniture. You’re in New Hampshire, right? Improvise.

[Sacajaweau]

http://woodpelletreviews.com/

[NewHampshireDuo]

We used three tons of pellets last year. We bought 4 tons for this year figuring we’d have plenty left over. Because of the cold, it looks like we’ll be using most of the 4 tons.

A friend who uses pellet heat part time in his outbuilding gets them a pickup truck load at a time. He had trouble finding any earlier this week due to the shortage. One retailer wanted close to 2x the regular price. He finally found a few bags at the regular price.

[freeandfreezing]

That’s why a good old cordwood stove is better. You can feed it just about any kind of scrap wood or tree parts you have.

[TXnMA]

With all the wood there is in NH, why in the world would anyone choose to heat with something you have to buy in a bag?

[mowowie]

I heard Homeland security bought up 35 Billion rounds of wood pellets....