Sales of wood stoves grow as fuel oil prices climb

Tue, July 8, 2008 
Posted in Alaska News

Dealers of alternative heating appliances are seeing a major spike in demand due to high oil prices.  Mark Wiebold, sales manager at the Fairbanks area wood stove shop– the Woodway, says a lot of people are in shock due to high home-heating oil prices.

Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks

 
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  1. Bob Potvin on July 9, 2008 at 9:49 am

    During the energy crisis of 1979-1980 I switched to heating with wood here in Massachusetts. Awesome.What was $100 a cord then is $225 a cord now.You get warm three ways in heating with wood: Stacking it..moving it..and cleaning up the mess.

    Robert L. Potvin
    North Brookfield, Massachusetts

     

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