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In the Beginning

By Dutch Dresser While attending the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo in Saratoga Springs, NY, I heard Carlton Owen, President of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities make some observations about the budding biomass heating industry that I thought were...

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...

Increasingly Intelligent Marketplace

Dutch Dresser, Director, Maine Energy Systems For many years, I held various positions at a local college preparatory school, Gould Academy. The school has always had a thoughtful innovative streak, which kept my interest for 26 years. I have been particularly pleased...

Heating the Northeast

Thanks to Charlie Niebling of New England Wood Pellets and his intrepid band of organizers at BTEC, Maine Pellet Fuels Association, Pellet Fuels Institute, New York Biomass Energy Alliance, and Alliance for Green Heat, among others, the second annual Heating the...