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Biomass wood pellet prices - bagged and bulk
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There are threads about the prices of most off-grid energy sources on MSE, but I cannot find one about biomass wood pellets, so I thought that I would share my findings.
The below prices are for 10kg or 15kg bagged pellets on a pallet, and are either published internet prices, or phone quotes, prices include VAT at 5%. All are ENplus A1 certified -
http://www.pelletcouncil.org.uk/consumer-information/bagged-pellets
I was surprised how much variation there is between suppliers of bagged pellets and needless to say that my latest delivery has been from Plumb Center. Price per Kw based on 4.8Kw/kg
http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/
Source - Balcas Brites
Weight on pallet - 880kg
Price per pallet - £199.50
Price per tonne - £226.70
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0472
http://www.forever-fuels.com/
Source - Land Energy
Weight on pallet - 980kg
Price per pallet - £240.00
Price per tonne - £244.90
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0510
http://www.land-energy.com/wood-pellets/
Source - Land Energy
Weight on pallet - 1000kg
Price per pallet - £246.00
Price per tonne - £246.00
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0513
http://www.brites.eu/
Source - Balcas Brites
Weight on pallet - 1000kg
Price per pallet - £252.00
Price per tonne - £252.00
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0525
http://www.woodpellets2u/
Source - CPL Homefire (Verdo?)
Weight on pallet - 980kg
Price per pallet - £249.90
Price per tonne - £255.00
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0531
http://www.biomassfuel.supplies/
Source - Blazers
Weight on pallet - 960kg
Price per pallet - £244.95
Price per tonne - £255.16
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0532
https://www.luxurywood.co.uk/
Source - Land Energy
Weight on pallet - 980kg
Price per pallet - £259.00
Price per tonne - £264.29
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0551
http://www.liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk/
Source - Balcas Brites
Weight on pallet - 975kg
Price per pallet - £268.00
Price per tonne - £274.87
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0573
http://www.verdorenewables.co.uk/
Source - Verdo
Weight on pallet - 960kg
Price per pallet - £269.00
Price per tonne - £280.21
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0584
https://www.luxurywood.co.uk/
Source - Verdo
Weight on pallet - 960kg
Price per pallet - £269.00
Price per tonne - £280.21
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0584
http://cjtimber.com/
Source - Blazers
Weight on pallet - 1005kg
Price per pallet - £297.08
Price per tonne - £295.60
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0616
I understand that bulk prices are lower, hopefully others will be able to add some bulk prices for comparison.
The below prices are for 10kg or 15kg bagged pellets on a pallet, and are either published internet prices, or phone quotes, prices include VAT at 5%. All are ENplus A1 certified -
http://www.pelletcouncil.org.uk/consumer-information/bagged-pellets
I was surprised how much variation there is between suppliers of bagged pellets and needless to say that my latest delivery has been from Plumb Center. Price per Kw based on 4.8Kw/kg
http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/
Source - Balcas Brites
Weight on pallet - 880kg
Price per pallet - £199.50
Price per tonne - £226.70
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0472
http://www.forever-fuels.com/
Source - Land Energy
Weight on pallet - 980kg
Price per pallet - £240.00
Price per tonne - £244.90
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0510
http://www.land-energy.com/wood-pellets/
Source - Land Energy
Weight on pallet - 1000kg
Price per pallet - £246.00
Price per tonne - £246.00
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0513
http://www.brites.eu/
Source - Balcas Brites
Weight on pallet - 1000kg
Price per pallet - £252.00
Price per tonne - £252.00
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0525
http://www.woodpellets2u/
Source - CPL Homefire (Verdo?)
Weight on pallet - 980kg
Price per pallet - £249.90
Price per tonne - £255.00
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0531
http://www.biomassfuel.supplies/
Source - Blazers
Weight on pallet - 960kg
Price per pallet - £244.95
Price per tonne - £255.16
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0532
https://www.luxurywood.co.uk/
Source - Land Energy
Weight on pallet - 980kg
Price per pallet - £259.00
Price per tonne - £264.29
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0551
http://www.liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk/
Source - Balcas Brites
Weight on pallet - 975kg
Price per pallet - £268.00
Price per tonne - £274.87
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0573
http://www.verdorenewables.co.uk/
Source - Verdo
Weight on pallet - 960kg
Price per pallet - £269.00
Price per tonne - £280.21
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0584
https://www.luxurywood.co.uk/
Source - Verdo
Weight on pallet - 960kg
Price per pallet - £269.00
Price per tonne - £280.21
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0584
http://cjtimber.com/
Source - Blazers
Weight on pallet - 1005kg
Price per pallet - £297.08
Price per tonne - £295.60
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0616
I understand that bulk prices are lower, hopefully others will be able to add some bulk prices for comparison.
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whitehorse energy prices are per pallet delivered as are liverpool wood pellets. Some of the above in post 1 do not include delivery eg plumb centre delivery is £18. If getting RHI then the pellets must be from a certified supplier http://biomass-suppliers-list.service.gov.uk/find-a-fuel .
10kg bags are obviously easiest to handle, I am speaking as a 5` woman
A useful list thozza
It is significantly less than their list price, and they will deliver for free if you are within 'range' of a depot, I am around 12 miles away.
As with all dealings with builders/plumbers merchants, be prepared to haggle.
Mole Valley have a delivery service - http://www.moleenergy.com/ but they were a similar price to buying direct from Verdo.
I have now invested in a 4 tonne hopper and purchase bulk blown pellets which are around £210 per tonne, not sure if its worth paying for the bulk option as the savings are minimal.
I've tried all brands of pellets and found some better than others, is anyone else willing to share their bulk price.
Cheers
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The suppliers are very cagey about publishing bulk prices – responding to specific enquiries only. I suspect the best prices can only be achieved if a customers buys a whole tanker load. As this requires a big investment in a very large hopper it's debatable whether buying in bulk is worthwhile for a residential user.
As Robwiz says, the way to get a significantly lower price is to take a tanker full, >14T according to Verdo and they will not deliver less than this themselves, leaving smaller fills to their distributors.
Looks like bagged pellets are the way to go, certainly the pricing is more transparent, and as there are a number of 'alternative' wholesalers such as Plumb Center, PTS/Travis Perkins there is an opportunity to negotiate.
Delivered price per tonne inc VAT
scheduled delivery ~ £255 (delivery within a few days)
shared delivery ~£235 (might have to wait a couple of weeks)
This was Forever Fuels
http://www.forever-fuels.com/
Source - Pelletsfirst (Shipped from Portugal)
Weight on pallet - 875kg
Price per pallet - £249.90
Price per tonne - £285.60
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0595
Quite a substantial increase from £244.90/T previously!
Also another supplier I have found is LCEnergy:
https://lcenergy.co.uk/
Source - Greenwood (Laois Sawmills, Ireland)
Weight on pallet - 990kg
Price per pallet - £242.00
Price per tonne - £244.44
Price per Kilowatt - £0.0505
They also supply Verdo, Balcas & Blazers pellets at a higher price.
frugal