Cost of Firewood

See informative article:

http://www.chainsawjournal.com/how-much-is-a-cord-of-wood-and-more-firewood-facts/

Firewood usage is large - about 5 cords per year. Each cord is 2500-5000 lb. That makes 12,500 to 25,000 lbs - or 6-12 tons.

There are 12 million wood stoves in the USA.

Average gallons of fuel use in the USA is 10,000 miles equivalent - or 500 gallons - or 4000 lb of fuel. That is the equivalent of wood house heating usage.

Cost of a cord is $150-$500 - say $300 on avearage.

5 cords is $1500 for a season of wood heating.

Gas heat for the winter is about $700.

One season of firewood gets you 5kW of installed electricity from solar panels at the current price of 30 cents per watt at http://sunelec.com. Makes sense to use electric PV heat and save some trees.