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Rising cost of home heating oil prompts scramble for alternatives

MARK NANCE/Sun-Gazette Dan Stabler, owner of R.R. Smith Company shows off an Alaska coal stoker stove at the store Thursday. A large number of alternative fuel stoves sold by R.E. Smith are coal stoves due to the high amount of heat produced by rice coal. This stove will burn all day on a single bag of coal.
September 7, 2008

The soaring price of home heating oil has many people who rely on it scrambling for affordable alternatives, and at least one of those alternatives reportedly has produced a 22-week backlog of orders. The backlog is for pellet or bio stoves, among the cheapest forms of home heating. Other alternatives range from geothermal heat pumps to electric heat pumps and gas furnaces. Geothermal heat pumps, once installed, offer the most economical cost of operation. The downside: installation of that type of system costs in excess of $40,000. Aside from geothermal systems, operating an electric heat pump system may be the cheapest way to heat a home, according to Mel Johnson, owner of Carl & Dan Heating & Wiring Co. “I try to talk most people into heat pumps,” Johnson said, considering the moderately priced installation and operating costs. Installing an electric heat pump system in an existing home costs between $5,200 and $6,000, according to Johnson.

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DEP promotes rebates, grants, loans, tax credits

September 7, 2008

Sometimes it takes money to save money, an investment the state is willing to make through a multi-million dollar alternative energy program.

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Heat it right: Seal it tight

September 7, 2008

Sensible homeowners wouldn’t throw money out the window.

Those who don’t properly seal their homes are doing just that.

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Larryville fire ruled accidental

September 7, 2008

LARRYVILLE — An accidental Friday fire that destroyed a 1708 Cement Hollow Road, Piatt Township, home began at a backyard grill before spreading to the structure, according to Jersey Shore’s Citizens Hose Co. Chief Matt Fausey.

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Bush and Knade: Leading the way for a better community

September 7, 2008

At the forefront of any successful team effort are those who lead by example, inspiring others to achieve higher goals previously thought unattainable.

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They’re scared, just like they were last year

September 7, 2008

They shake. Their hearts pound. Their mouths are dry, but, strangely, they are drooling. Every body cell screams for mercy, but they are stoic and determined to maintain control. They saw the commercial that warned, “Never let ’em see you sweat.

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