Pellet Prices Now Simply Ridculous!

Doing some number crunching, and using the efficiency ratings of my pellet stove and oil furnace and a purchase price of $300 per ton for pellets, my break even point for oil would be $2.52 per gallon. That would be without the headache of lugging pellets, cleaning stoves, cleaning flues, extra dusting, etc. this was from the fuel calculator:

http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/heatcalc.xls

Burn oil save the planet.... A lot of it comes from domestic sources.

moey said:

Burn oil save the planet.... A lot of it comes from domestic sources.

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Heating oil all comes from Canada or the US for domestic consumption. We still export and import some oil.. We could be dependent very soon. Some of the pellet prices do not make sense right now, other than wood fiber supply being extremely tight. Add on the fact that my "three" chord of wood was lame.. burning oil as we speak.

hockeypuck said:

Heating oil all comes from Canada or the US for domestic consumption. We still export and import some oil.. We could be dependent very soon. Some of the pellet prices do not make sense right now, other than wood fiber supply being extremely tight. Add on the fact that my "three" chord of wood was lame.. burning oil as we speak.

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I'm headen to the oil burner forum see ya later.

TimfromMA said:

$345 a ton for douglas fir doesn't seem too bad now.

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Kind of like $3.30 for a gallon of gas doesn't seem so bad now, knowing deep down inside that same gallon cost $1.60 six crappy years ago? I said last winter that the suppliers would quickly learn that pellet burners were willing to pay PLENTY for pellets and prices would stay up just like every other commodity and food stuff. (sugar, cereal, beef, etc.)

Big papa said:

Im sure we will see a nice price hike on gas just before thanksgiving when they everyone will be driving and don't forget the switch over to winter fuel.

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The price will jump right after mid-term elections.

Big papa said:

If they were asking $360 a ton for those pellets here I wouldn't buy them leave them sit there the price will eventually come down.if I had to buy them then I would use them sparingly or use a different heat source.my object to getting a pellet stove was to be warmer and save a good deal of money so at that price they can sit in the store.

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Good ole Pa. coal to the rescue..... $160 a ton RIGHT NOW!

Phoenix Hatchling said:

Doing some number crunching, and using the efficiency ratings of my pellet stove and oil furnace and a purchase price of $300 per ton for pellets, my break even point for oil would be $2.52 per gallon. That would be without the headache of lugging pellets, cleaning stoves, cleaning flues, extra dusting, etc. this was from the fuel calculator:

http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/heatcalc.xls

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It looks like wood and coal and natural gas are the way to go. With wood and gas supplies being tight coal is the way to go.

Good ole pa corn $127 ton since I already have the stove may as well burn it

Big papa said:

Good ole pa corn $127 ton since I already have the stove may as well burn it

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Where are you finding it? And do they have any specs on moisture content? Would like to try it in my MVAE as an experiment, at least. It's rated for it, but might need to replace the end of the vent sooner. I'm in Bucks now and then, and Montgomery, if someone there can sell it by the bag.

Haven't gone to get it yet it's at a feed mill in ebensburgh pa not even sure of the name of the place.talked to a bud about it last week he said moisture content is about 10to12 % will get you more info when my friend and I pick it up

Big papa said:

Haven't gone to get it yet it's at a feed mill in ebensburgh pa not even sure of the name of the place.talked to a bud about it last week he said moisture content is about 10to12 % will get you more info when my friend and I pick it up

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Thank You!

http://sibwoodpellets.com/Wood_Pellet_Warehouse_GDRG.php
got my 6 ton of mwp blend even cheaper last spring.
i have a bunch of the crabbe leftover from last year. but the blend actually performs better in my stove.

I got 4 tons of Greene Teams for $240 a ton from Lowes using coupons. They now raised prices a dollar a bag to $7/bag or $350/ton without coupons. Crazy.
I have yet to get my stove installed so I have been burning oil. Going to cost $350 for zero clearance cabnet, $120 for OAK and a couple hundered for exhasut pipe. I wish there was a cheaper place to buy harman parts online cause $350 for a zero clearance box is crazy. I could have one made for $100 but building inspector said I have to buy the one specified in manual.

Crazy?
Local True Value Hardware has single bags of Lignetics for $8.49 / bag....

Just saw a oil truck $2.79 you may be glad that you are unable to get pellets at the end of the day. Oil just dropped below $85 in the market.

oil here in ct is 2.949 a gal 4 more yrs and going to look to move out of here ,bums tax everything

Bristol HD had a couple skids of Stove chow when i drove by on sunday.... no idea on price

lock&load said:

oil here in ct is 2.949 a gal 4 more yrs and going to look to move out of here ,bums tax everything

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even that's a good price, locally. 3.09 is the best i can find around here.... and of course my dealer is at 3.29 still :/ get a free annual cleaning out of it though

Phoenix Hatchling said:

You try BT Pellets in Bristol?

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they aren't selling to anyone. don't answer emails. don't pick up phones.

PutnamJct said:

I was in Danbury CT Lowes last weekend and some Asst Manager was a total d**k about pellet questions. They were sold out at $268 a ton + delivery, he wouldn't even say what brand they carry, when more were coming in, etc.

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I've had the same issue at that Lowes. Last year, Carlos was the Garden Manger in charge of pellets. He gave me so much information about the pellets, when they were coming, what time to call and check...helped me aquire 3 tons of somersets. This year, they aren't getting 'sets. They won't say when they are coming in, what kind, anythinng. One garden sales person told me a few weeks ago that they were 18 trucks behind. They ordered 20 and only 2 had some in so far. They had 23 ton earlier in the day and they had sold out, no individual bags available. Disappointed in Danbury Lowes and HD this year.

Lowes in POughkeepsie delivered 6 tons pellets (somersets) to me, as ordered, no issues. That was a few weeks ago. Since then, they have put a 2 ton restriction on pellets / household.

crazy!

tjnamtiw said:

Kind of like $3.30 for a gallon of gas doesn't seem so bad now, knowing deep down inside that same gallon cost $1.60 six crappy years ago? I said last winter that the suppliers would quickly learn that pellet burners were willing to pay PLENTY for pellets and prices would stay up just like every other commodity and food stuff. (sugar, cereal, beef, etc.)

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It is not the price that went up, it is the value of the dollar going down. That is the only rational for nearly everything going up.

Adjusted for inflation, we have never had gasoline so cheap. The amount of inflation with the Fed pumping billions per month into the economy, is staggering.

Audit the Fed Push on Reid to allow a Senate vote.

...off soapbox.

sportbikerider78 said:

It is not the price that went up, it is the value of the dollar going down. That is the only rational for nearly everything going up.

Adjusted for inflation, we have never had gasoline so cheap. The amount of inflation with the Fed pumping billions per month into the economy, is staggering.

Audit the Fed Push on Reid to allow a Senate vote.

...off soapbox.

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More Kool Aid please. The price of gas doubled in 6 years but the value of the dollar didn't get cut in half. Yes, it's worth less but not that much. Throw into the equation of price hikes, the immense increase in government oversight/regulations, the cost of labor thanks to Unions being Golden Boy's major supporter, the importation of more foods and materials since the government has made it almost impossible to run a business in the US.
As far as pushing Reid to allow a Senate vote, how about pushing the senile SOB out of office so we can vote on the 350 bills he's sitting on, claiming the Republicans are not doing anything?

I see this thread coming to a fast end.

tjnamtiw said:

More Kool Aid please. The price of gas doubled in 6 years but the value of the dollar didn't get cut in half. Yes, it's worth less but not that much. Throw into the equation of price hikes, the immense increase in government oversight/regulations, the cost of labor thanks to Unions being Golden Boy's major supporter, the importation of more foods and materials since the government has made it almost impossible to run a business in the US.
As far as pushing Reid to allow a Senate vote, how about pushing the senile SOB out of office so we can vote on the 350 bills he's sitting on, claiming the Republicans are not doing anything?

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It think we're saying the same thing. Whats up with the kool aid reference? LOL

Of course, other factors are at play. They always are with gas prices. Inflation has been exponential for the last 4 years or so.

Prices would be skyrocketing right now if we didn't have new energy reserves getting tapped, locally.