tumbles said:
I'll have to try to give the guy in jay. Hopefully he can put a little downward pressure on pellet prices. His web site says he stores the pellets inside. That is key IMO.
Yes he does store inside for most anyway. He is housed in an old Bass shoe shop.
He did tell me that he has moved many tons. I think well over 700 last I knew.
He wants to sell good quality at a fair price.
He has spent many hours working with the folks at Athens.
Here is an email I sent/received from the owner of Athens back in March:
Hello,
Thank you for the kind response. I read your forum thread as well. Our green and white bags also have the same pellets that you tested. The black and white is more of a generic bag.
I see someone asked about new testing data. We have a lot of that. We use Twin Ports Testing for that as well as the University of Maine. I also have set up a test lab here where I test the moisture and ash a minimum of twice per day. Once per week I also test for fines, bulk density, and size. I take 2 bags from the bagger, test one, and mail the other to Twin Ports.
I've attached two Twin Ports tests (one from the summer, one recent) and the tests from the University. The school uses a different test process that they claim is more accurate. Their tests show Super Premium quality but I'm staying with the Twin Ports tests because they are used by most everyone.
Scot Linkletter
Plant Manager
[email protected]
207-654-2237
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Feedback about pellets
Scot,
I picked up 2 bags of your pellets from the Wood Pellet Warehouse in Jay.
They were in the white bag with black print.
These pellets seem to be much improved.
I put a plug in for you below at Hearth.com. I am “lessoil” on the forum.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/53833/
We have a Harman P61 and do enjoy the heat. We have cut our oil consumption by 50%!
We are burning New England Pellets this Winter but based on the 2 bags I am
burning this weekend, will most likely get 4 tons from your plant.
I want to support a Maine business if at all possible.
We did burn 4 tons of your old product in the white/green bags. (2008-2009)
Our stove did a good job burning those. Just needed cleaning more often.
Your new pellets seem to be as good or better than the New England Pellets.
Let me know if you need any more info.