Our Wood Pellets for Vermont Homes
The Energy Co-op offers fair prices and dependable delivery on high quality wood pellets as a renewable, low-carbon alternative to oil, propane and natural gas.
We encourage our wood pellets customers to become Co-op members in order to take advantage of our early-buy and budget payment plans. Members also receive updates on availability and special offers throughout the season.
Some things to consider when buying wood pellets for your wood pellet stove:
- Quality and consistency are more important than whether wood pellets are made from hardwoods or softwoods.
- Look for wood pellets with higher energy content (BTU's/lb.) because they burn hotter. Look for numbers around 8,000 BTU/lb.
- Low ash content means less maintenance. Burning a ton of wood pellets with 0.3% ash content produces six pounds of ash; wood pellets with 1% ash content would produce 20 pounds of ash - more than three times as much.
- Low moisture content means that more energy is used to heat your home instead of evaporating water in the wood pellets.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: The Energy Co-op offers a free bag of wood pellets to new customers so that you can test the wood pellets in your stove before buying a ton or more. Just stop by our Colchester office during regular business hours. We deliver Vermont Wood Pellets, LG Softwood Pellets, and Maine Pellets anywhere in our service area. (Delivery to Washington County towns in our service territory requires a minimum purchase of 2 pallets.) Our driver will also pick up wooden pallets from previous deliveries for recycling.
Here are the specs and our current wood pellet prices*:
| SPECIFICATIONS | Vermont Wood | LG | Maine Wood |
| High Energy Content (BTU/lb) | 8,590 | 8,100 | 8,700 |
| Low Moisture | 5.77% | 7% | n/a |
| Low Ash Content | 0.27% | 0.50% | 0.25% |
| Fines Content | 0.38% | n/a | 0.25% |
| Pellet Material | Softwood | Softwood | Softwood |
| PRICE PER TON | Vermont Wood | LG | Maine Wood |
| Pick up per Pallet | $415 | $352 | $370 |
| Deliver 2 Pallets or less | $455 | $392 | $410 |
| Deliver 3 Pallets or more | $435 | $372 | $390 |
*Prices are effective August 1st, 2024, and are subject to change.
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