Heating oil has become prohibitively expensive. Years ago, the climate goons convinced a bunch of elderly and poor to turn in their old woodstoves for new efficient kerosene heaters. Now they can’t afford the heating oil and suppliers won’t deliver less than a 100 gallons.
I heat almost exclusively with a woodstove and a small space heater. Can’t afford the $1000 a year for diesel for my furnace. I can get oak for $200 a cord and it puts locals to work.
But first you have to live where the enviro whacks have not attacked yet and instituted no burn days. Where we live it seems like every day is a no burn day. I out smarted them though, put a pellet stove in years ago and burn every day whether they like it or not.
I use a wood stove and venting system to heat the house. The Forest Service sells five cords of wood permits for $20, and living between two national forest, I usually get permits for each.
Had some maple and pin oak branches fall earlier this year. They are keeping my house toasty.