The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Corn-burning furnaces becoming cheaper alternative to gas

Since natural gas prices increased, more people are turning to alternative fuels to heat their houses. After MidAmerican Energy announced last year it would increase its gas rates, Stacie Fidlar, of ...
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ENERGY SAVER TAB Father, son make furnaces for corn

PINE ISLAND, Minn. -- The demand for corn-burning furnaces keeps Ken Markham in running shoes. Markham, who owns Zumbro Ag, Ranch and Pet in Pine Island, added more hours to his daily routine Oct. 1, ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Our ears are burning: As fuel prices rise, corn is becoming a popular heating source

His 75,000 BTU corn furnace, a mid-size model, will burn between 2 to 3 bushels of corn a day, depending on how hot the family wants the house. Using a 151-day heating season -- November through March ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Burn your energy bills: After initial investment, wood stoves can save money

What if someone told you that there"s a way to virtually eliminate your energy bills this winter? There is a way -- but with a caveat. Having a wood or corn furnace means reducing your energy bills.
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Associated Press MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Tim Hudson pushes a hand cart through his shop door, he struggles with the cart as he pushes it through the snow. The cart holds four bags ...

Hudson has just sold corn to a new customer who will burn it in a special furnace to heat a home. Hudson got the idea to sell corn for fuel, when he bought a corn furnace to heat his shop. He ...