Electricity Price Increases

[WinterDeere]

BTW… in all of this, I should point out that you can move firewood across county lines in PA, but it must be kilned first. The prohibition applies only to green or air-dried wood.

Kiln profiles for firewood are cheap and fast. Unlike framing or furniture woods, they’re not trying to get the stuff down below equilibrium moisture content, just hot enough to kill any invasive species.

 

[ultrarunner]

I’ve seen those at the grocery store… 3 pieces for $20 in a box… guaranteed to burn hot or something like that.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

All my firewood comes from my property. I do know people who get firewood permits from BLM or USFS, but if you don't cut your own it's less convenient that turning on the heat pump. Buy one or buy the other. I like wood heat because my electric bill doesn't go up in the winter. Max 30 degrees of cooling at midday is way cheaper than max 60 degrees of heat mostly all day and night.

 

[WinterDeere]

I’ve seen those at the grocery store… 3 pieces for $20 in a box… guaranteed to burn hot or something like that.

Yeah, but also sold by the ton or pallet load (1/3 cord?), here. Most commercial operators process onto a pallet, shrink wrap, then kiln prior to transport.

 

[ultrarunner]

Yeah, but also sold by the ton or pallet load (1/3 cord?), here. Most commercial operators process onto a pallet, shrink wrap, then kiln prior to transport.

No big or pallet sales here with no new installs, a bounty to remove and no burning on cold winter nights…

 

[WinterDeere]

No big or pallet sales here with no new installs, a bounty to remove and no burning on cold winter nights…

Kinda sucks for everyone in northern Cali, no? I mean, no great loss for those in Los Angeles, but the Sierra Nevadas can get cold!

Eureka, anyone?

Eureka, California - Wikipedia

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[ultrarunner]

Kinda sucks for everyone in northern Cali, no? I mean, no great loss for those in Los Angeles, but the Sierra Nevadas can get cold!

Eureka, anyone?

Eureka, California - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There are very large Air Management Districts with some covering many counties.

Last I check there were still more remote area not governed by a special air district…

 

[ponytug]

There are very large Air Management Districts with some covering many counties.

Last I check there were still more remote area not governed by a special air district…

Yes, much of the Sierras are still ok for wood burning, most days, and the Tahoe area has programs for the replacement or removal of less efficient wood stoves due to the bowl like nature of the lake area.

So, @WinterDeere, it isn't the Wild West, but the Sierras are not as restricted as the SF Bay Area and LA, where the geography tends to trap smoke under some weather conditions, leading to spare the air days (no wood burning, and attempts to limit driving and small engine use).

All the best,

Peter

 

[JTKub]

I just got my October bill today. $184.19 for 735kwh over 32 days. Most of it is taxes and fees. This is about $40-50 more than I paid last year.

They "smart metered" everyone in my area about 6 months back. My monthly usage didn't change between my old 50yr/old mechanical meter and the new plastic POS, but my bill sure did.

 

[mjonesnh]

I just got my October bill today. $184.19 for 735kwh over 32 days. Most of it is taxes and fees. This is about $40-50 more than I paid last year.

They "smart metered" everyone in my area about 6 months back. My monthly usage didn't change between my old 50yr/old mechanical meter and the new plastic POS, but my bill sure did.

Wow! Just run my numbers here in middle TN. with power through TVA. Using your 735 KW and TVA Min. customer charge at $39 and .11/ KW it would have been $119.85 here. Easy to lose track of what people actually have to pay in other areas of U.S. Have read in CA. rates are on the order of 4-5 times as much as TVA customers!