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Simple Arithmetic for Residential Heating

By Dutch Dresser On March 13, 2012, the Mass Energy Consumers Alliance website reported average Massachusetts heating oil prices to be $4.12/gallon. In Maine the government website on March 12, 2012, reported a statewide average price of $3.86. Assuming these to be...

Three year heating fuel price freeze!

$100+/BARREL OIL? WOOD PELLET HEATING COMPANY GUARANTEES THREE-YEAR FUEL DELIVERY AT EQUIVALENT OF $1.99/GALLON BETHEL, Me. (Feb. 24, 2011) – Global energy demand, instability in the Middle East and concerns over the strength of the U.S. dollar are combining to send...

Domestic hot water from summer pellet burning

In the interest of full disclosure the author is a Director of Maine Energy Systems. I am often asked what I do about domestic hot water in the summer since my house is heated with a MESys pellet boiler system. The answer is, “I burn some pellets” just as...

Janfire NH burner reconfiguration

In the interest of full disclosure, Dutch Dresser is a principal of Maine Energy Systems in Bethel, Maine. Maine Energy Systems distributes the Janfire NH burner discussed in this post. As those who’ve read my posts will know, I’ve enjoyed my MESys 4000...

It’s just different…

In the interest of disclosure, I am a principal of Maine Energy Systems, distributors of the MESys wood pellet fired boilers. I’ve now been through the heart of the Maine heating season with an undersized pellet boiler in my house, and I’m always prone to...