I'm trying to settle on a longer term strategy for buying pellets, like once a year over five years or more. It seems that pellets on average (meaning "most years") tend to be cheaper in late spring. Some years that's not true but it seems reasonable to:
1. select a time to buy annually
2. have one or two favorite pellet brands
3. have a fairly dependable supplier year in and year out
That assumes that I:
1. would be willing to tie up a lot of my heating money for the next season in May even when I don't expect to burn until late September.
2. have the storage space for my seasonal supply (four tons in my case).
3. want to use the stove for at least the next several years, preferably more than five years.
4. get information from a forum like this one but as an ordinary residential user, not plugged into the business and not getting any special insight into price trends.
(The analogy is to investing savings on the "dollar cost averaging" method by buying in a disciplined way whether prices are up or down.)
Does does this make sense to you?
1. select a time to buy annually
2. have one or two favorite pellet brands
3. have a fairly dependable supplier year in and year out
That assumes that I:
1. would be willing to tie up a lot of my heating money for the next season in May even when I don't expect to burn until late September.
2. have the storage space for my seasonal supply (four tons in my case).
3. want to use the stove for at least the next several years, preferably more than five years.
4. get information from a forum like this one but as an ordinary residential user, not plugged into the business and not getting any special insight into price trends.
(The analogy is to investing savings on the "dollar cost averaging" method by buying in a disciplined way whether prices are up or down.)
Does does this make sense to you?
yes 
