Touted as a renewable fuel source that helps consumers combat rising heating costs, wood pellet makers and pellet stove retailers in West Michigan say sales have risen dramatically and the demand has created jobs.
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HOLLAND -- Fifteen years ago, Kevin Geertman had to beg his customers to buy wood pellets.
This summer, the first semi-truck load was gone in two days.
By summer's end, the co-owner of Cosy Warm Hearth & Patio in Holland sold 127 tons at about $190 a ton and can hardly keep up with demand.
With heating costs expected to soar this winter, demand for pellets and pellet-burning stoves is going through the roof, and supplies are tightening.
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