Interesting articles regarding Maine pellet industry

[QuadraBurner]

I found links to these articles on Les Otten's web page (he is running for governor in the state of Maine) and thought they might be of interest to some of you in this forum.

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http://www.bangormetro.com/media/Bangor-Metro/October-2009/Nuggets-of-Warmth/

 

[hossthehermit]

I found links to these articles on Les Otten's web page (he is running for governor in the state of Maine) and thought they might be of interest to some of you in this forum.

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http://www.bangormetro.com/media/Bangor-Metro/October-2009/Nuggets-of-Warmth/

Yeah, Good ol' Les. He'll be happy when he gets elected God

 

[summit]

I wonder how his pellet venture is doing? anyone heard? I think they were selling Bosch pellet boilers and bulk hoppers..

 

[trbinrat]

What a bunch of bull!

$1.85 a gallon or wood pellets would have to rise to $540 a ton for the cost of the two fuels to be equal,” says William Bell, I think it's a little closer than that.

But the differences are impressively positive. The company estimates it can save the average Maine household $1,000 a year in heating costs,

Even with heating with just oil it doesn't cost me much more than $1300 a year to heat my house. Was the oil test house full of holes and the pellet test house supper insulated. come on! a $1000 savings?

 

[smalltown]

I wonder how his pellet venture is doing? anyone heard? I think they were selling Bosch pellet boilers and bulk hoppers..

The last I read and also heard him and listened to him speak was the cost for converting the average home over to his pellet boiler and associated equipment was $16,000 a little high for my blood.