One gallon of #2 fuel oil is 140,000 btu. One cord of douglas fir is about 21,000,000 btu. One cord of doug fir equals about 150 gallons of #2 fuel oil. Assuming a gallon of fuel oil is $4.00/gallon. 150 gallons is $600.00 dollars. Guys selling cords of wood delivered in the range of $250-400/cord are cutting their own throats. Around here in rural Ea. Wa. $250-300/cord is about the going rate. These guys do not put much value on their time.
That's what its worth, its cheaper than oil otherwise most would not fool around with burning wood. Good backup, but a lot of work even if you have it delivered. Aurora E gets over 400 delivered, there are people that will deliver tree lenght cords for around 3 bills a cord.
