[SheLion]

I'm finally going to put a wood stove or coal stove in after years of oil-only heat...at the least it will be a backup heat source that would have been very handy in past power outages. I have been trying without success to find a source of coal...does anybody know a source in Maine? It would seem to me that coal would be a more efficient fuel than wood, and not prone to creosote buildup and fires. I know that the Fedgov was shutting down the smaller anthracite miners in Pennsylvania...has coal as a home heating source entered the history books?

I know very little about coal heat.  Although, like wood, it's very dirty.  I'm not sure if Maine has any coal mines up here.  Have you heard of any?

I'm finally going to put a wood stove or coal stove in after years of oil-only heat...at the least it will be a backup heat source that would have been very handy in past power outages. I have been trying without success to find a source of coal...does anybody know a source in Maine? It would seem to me that coal would be a more efficient fuel than wood, and not prone to creosote buildup and fires. I know that the Fedgov was shutting down the smaller anthracite miners in Pennsylvania...has coal as a home heating source entered the history books?

I know very little about coal heat.  Although, like wood, it's very dirty.  I'm not sure if Maine has any coal mines up here.  Have you heard of any?

[Gaffer]

LIved in England for a year and had to use coal....Anthracite coal is hard, clean burning, but heavy and sometimes hard to light. Bituminous coal, has dust, sulfur, and other pollutants and should be avoided.......