What's the likelihood of getting natural gas in rural VT (Barnet, specifically) in the foreseeable future? Seems very unlikely, but I know very little about the subject. We're closing in on a wood boiler purchase, and would hate to spend a million dollars on that only to see natural gas arrive in a few years. Not gonna happen though, is it?
natural gas in rural VT?
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Highly unlikely would be my guess. Vermont Gas is planning to expand service down from Burlington to Middlebury and potentially to Rutland some time 2020. I have not heard of any plans going east; would probably be cost prohibitive anyway. You may actually have more luck that a company from New Hampshire (like Liberty Utilities) would like to cross the Connecticut. But I would not expect that any time soon if at all. I also doubt that natural gas prices will stay as low as they are right now. And when your boiler will really cost a million $ I would look for a different installer. 
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