Compare wood pellets sold in tons or pounds approximately 8 000 btu lb for dry pellets multiply the oil heat price per gallon by 115 to give the equivalent price per ton of pellets.
Wood pellet btu comparison.
8 400 btu lb as recieved.
Multiply the natural gas delivered price per therm by 160 to give the equivalent price per ton of pellets.
That is the value almost all pellet retailers report.
We show the moisture free results so you can make an appropriate comparison with other pellet fuels.
We only carry the hottest and cleanest burning wood pellets for our customers.
Wood pellet comparison chart.
100 eastern white pine 8900 btu 0 25 ash new england.
Bucks pellets 5125 swamp road fountainville pa 18923.
100 hardwood 8200 btu 0 57 ash lg granules.
Hardwood 8400 btu 0 42 ash blackstone.
Softwood 8500 btu 0 5 ash maine woods.
Wood pellet brands and values.
There is a mound of difference between 0 1 ash and 1 ash.
Blend 8300 btu 0 44 ash matra eastern white pine pellets.
Pound for pound wood has about the same btu content regardless of species however wood is sold by volume therefore one cord of soft wood will have a lower btu content than hardwood.
Hardwood 9000 btu 0 30 ash.
Realistically this isn t very useful it represents the heat content of a pellet after all the moisture is removed.
How our pellet brands compare.
Pellet fuel is a cost stable and price competitive fuel.
The values shown are national averages.
Blend 8300 btu 0 48 ash northern max.
A good way to understand the price benefits of pellet fuel is to compare it against other home heating fuels.
The following chart can assist in comparing home heating fuels.