Firewood prices
SQ
the case in most large metro areas, it's not cost-effective vs.
electric heat.
James
If you're using a regular fire place you're lucky to recover 10% of
the heat.
hchi...@hotmail.com
wrote:
>I am finding out that firewood prices at over $220/cord as seems to be
>the case in most large metro areas, it's not cost-effective vs.
>electric heat.
Cost on the Huntsville Craigslist is $130 delivered. Cost to me is
time, labor, and the cost of gas,oil, and a chain every once in a
while. Maybe $10/cord?
clams_casino
Quick check here on Craigslist shows $200-$225 delivered cords with one
at $80 for year-old pieces (1-3 ft limbs & 1-1.5 ft trunk diameters) -
not split / pick up & self load.
Jeff
It's very iffy.
Lets say ~20 million BTU/cord, at 50% efficiency (pretty damn good)
that would be half that or a bout 100 therms. About $2.20/therm.
Electricity at 10 cents/kWHr is $2.90/therm. Winter electric costs tend
to be much lower, and of course it is much easier to spot heat and control.
However, there is a lot of wood in most metro areas. At least there
is here in Atlanta.
You have to either go find it, there's always dead trees being laid
out on the curb, or wait for the next time you hear chainsaws and
approach the operators. There's not much demand for unseasoned wood in
an urban environment, so $20 may cut loose a truckload. That may not
help you this season.
$20 seems to be a magic number. It's just enough money for people to
go a bit out of their way.
Jeff
Dennis
I cleared some trees on a hillside earlier this year so I could have
an access road cut. I cut up some of the downed trees, but I only
need so much for our (mostly decorative) fireplace. I tried all
summer to get neighbors/acquaintances to come out and cut wood free
for the taking, but no luck. Now it's too wet and muddy. Sigh --
maybe next spring.
Dennis (evil)
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consume more, in his lifetime, than he produces.
MSfo...@mcpmail.com
Some counties grant permits to take away felled trees. Mine no longer
does because of the emerald ash borer. I just saw a man with a fully
loaded van on a cut-out road. Guess he didn't get the memo. He could
get the ticket.
Evelyn
"SQ" <onesta...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am finding out that firewood prices at over $220/cord as seems to be
> the case in most large metro areas, it's not cost-effective vs.
> electric heat.
We just paid $225 for a generous cord, and it is essentially too green to
burn this year. We are in upstate NY. We have a lot of wood we cut
ourselves from various down hardwood trees locally, but again, all is still
too green to burn.
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