My Name is Paul H Cosentino. I started this Blog in 2011 because of what I believe to be wrongdoings in town government. This Blog is to keep the citizens of Templeton informed. It is also for the citizens of Templeton to post their comments and concerns.
Oh when the STATE comes marching in, Oh when the STATE comes marching in. We gonna get the town fixed by the state. Guess Jeffy knew it was coming thats why he tucked tail and ran off like a screaming baby.
Biomass analysis would assume that the price of wood chips will remain stable while oil prices will continue to rise. For instance, I burn wood pellets and have noticed that the cost has pretty much doubled from when I started. It is now near the cost of oil for the heating season. It looks like the more people use this fuel the less there is available and the price keeps going up. Pellet fuel is getting harder to find at all retail outlets. I do think a fair analysis (of wood chip pricing) would lower any potential savings that we may see over the years. Let’s keep it real and evaluate all the facts and options. We can hardly afford to run the town now. Spending more at this time will not resolve our issues and will only make our problems bigger.
Back in the 70's when oil prices started going up. There was a huge rise in people switching to gas heat. Since then way over 1/2 of them have switched back to oil. Like Jim said about pellets, Wood Chips ARE NOT GOING TO REMAIN CHEAP, no matter the source most ways to heat a house remain compare able.
The moral to my rambling, Stick with the Oil, it is a proven success and the repairs the school boiler may or may not need will still be a much cheaper alternative. Has anyone other than "their guy" looked at and evaluated the nearly new boilers there now.
All things being fairly evaluated require you to consider as much data as you can on a project. Take the point that has been made that oil prices will continue to rise. That has been the market profile, oil has indeed been on the rise. Variables could affect the street price. For example: a major oil spill, turmoil in the Mideast, or the discovery of a major oil reserve in Templeton Massachusetts. No one has a crystal ball to predict the future. But for sake of following just the logic being used. “OIL PRICES WILL RISE” Well if that happens, the company that cuts the trees will also have an increase of cost. Chainsaw gas/oil and diesel fuel for wood chippers, log skidders and transport vehicles, as well as tires and other petroleum based products needed for production will rise in price. New products will cost more as delivery or shipping cost will rise as will the cost of manufacturing new or replacement equipment. Workers will have to pay more for gas to get to work and the wages will need to be increased. (not even considering raises in the cost of minimum wage for this discussion and many other factors). So if oil prices go up many things including food will as well. So we can learn that things will all cost more and narrowing your focus on only a select few data elements is not a real word analysis and the numbers are indeed fiction. Truth be told, we cannot afford to add more items to the negative finical situation we are in at this time. Spending more is not a solution to the problem, it is the problem.
Oh when the STATE comes marching in, Oh when the STATE comes marching in. We gonna get the town fixed by the state. Guess Jeffy knew it was coming thats why he tucked tail and ran off like a screaming baby.
ReplyDeleteBiomass analysis would assume that the price of wood chips will remain stable while oil prices will continue to rise. For instance, I burn wood pellets and have noticed that the cost has pretty much doubled from when I started. It is now near the cost of oil for the heating season. It looks like the more people use this fuel the less there is available and the price keeps going up. Pellet fuel is getting harder to find at all retail outlets. I do think a fair analysis (of wood chip pricing) would lower any potential savings that we may see over the years. Let’s keep it real and evaluate all the facts and options. We can hardly afford to run the town now. Spending more at this time will not resolve our issues and will only make our problems bigger.
ReplyDeleteBack in the 70's when oil prices started going up. There was a huge rise in people switching to gas heat. Since then way over 1/2 of them have switched back to oil. Like Jim said about pellets, Wood Chips ARE NOT GOING TO REMAIN CHEAP, no matter the source most ways to heat a house remain compare able.
ReplyDeleteThe moral to my rambling, Stick with the Oil, it is a proven success and the repairs the school boiler may or may not need will still be a much cheaper alternative.
Has anyone other than "their guy" looked at and evaluated the nearly new boilers there now.
But, but, but........Ruth says it will save us money...She would NEVER lie to us. Even Huffing Stuff says its a good idea......
DeleteAll things being fairly evaluated require you to consider as much data as you can on a project. Take the point that has been made that oil prices will continue to rise. That has been the market profile, oil has indeed been on the rise. Variables could affect the street price. For example: a major oil spill, turmoil in the Mideast, or the discovery of a major oil reserve in Templeton Massachusetts. No one has a crystal ball to predict the future. But for sake of following just the logic being used. “OIL PRICES WILL RISE”
DeleteWell if that happens, the company that cuts the trees will also have an increase of cost. Chainsaw gas/oil and diesel fuel for wood chippers, log skidders and transport vehicles, as well as tires and other petroleum based products needed for production will rise in price. New products will cost more as delivery or shipping cost will rise as will the cost of manufacturing new or replacement equipment. Workers will have to pay more for gas to get to work and the wages will need to be increased. (not even considering raises in the cost of minimum wage for this discussion and many other factors). So if oil prices go up many things including food will as well. So we can learn that things will all cost more and narrowing your focus on only a select few data elements is not a real word analysis and the numbers are indeed fiction. Truth be told, we cannot afford to add more items to the negative finical situation we are in at this time. Spending more is not a solution to the problem, it is the problem.