The new plant and rail improvements could allow Maine to produce and ship industrial-grade wood pellets to Europe, where they are a critical energy source.
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Alternative ways to stay warm
With heating oil prices in flux, residents are looking for ways to stay warm that are better for the environment and their bank accounts.
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Expect tight supply of heating oil, K1 kerosene this winter
From refinery issues to labor woes, industry facing big hurdles.
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Pellett retailers take notice
I have been burning wood pellets for five years. This year, I didn’t buy any because of the high price of pellets ($299 a ton) and the low price of oil. Years ago, pellets were $2.30 a bag but now they are $6 a bag. If that isn’t a sign of greed, I don’t know […]
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New Englanders know how to adjust
Five years ago, I installed a wood pellet stove as an alternative to my oil furnace because of the high price of oil. At that time, heating oil was more than $3 per gallon and a 40-pound bag of wood pellets was $2.30. Today, oil is somewhere around $1.75 per gallon and a 40-pound bag […]
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Wood pellet industry strained by cold temps, ordering issues
A frigid winter, increased demand for wood pellets and customers who underestimated how much they would need contributed to a strain on manufacturers and suppliers, according to officials at the Maine Pellet Fuels Association. Mills across the state are working nonstop to produce pellets and get them to distributors, but some stores are running out […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Big stores struggle to meet demand for wood pellets
LEWISTON — A retail shortage of wood fuel pellets locally has less to do with a dwindling supply and more to do with a cold winter. Catherine Woodling, spokeswoman for The Home Depot, confirmed that her stores are having a difficult time keeping their shelves stocked with pellets for wood-burning stoves. “We are working with […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Incentives offered for wood pellet boilers
A new program in Oxford County is offering rebates to help homeowners switch to wood pellet boilers for heat, which can cut fuel bills by 40 to 50 percent and keeps energy dollars circulating locally and supporting jobs in the regional economy, according to a press release from Maine Energy Systems of Bethel. Switching to wood […]
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B. Lounsbury: Burning wood better for environment
The Sun Journal article on Sept. 15 about heating fuels used in Maine was very informative; however, I was disappointed that climate change was never mentioned. Using renewable fuels can go a long way toward reducing climate change. Switching from oil, propane, natural gas or electric heat to wood or wood pellet heat can reduce […]