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GoCompare 🔥 Coal vs Wood Pellets vs Oil
💰 COST PER kWh (real delivered heat)

(this is what actually matters — after efficiency losses)

🔥 Coal: ~13.8c per kWh
🌲 Wood pellets: ~13.6c per kWh
🛢️ Oil: ~15.2c per kWh

👉 Winner on raw cost:
🥇 Wood pellets (slightly)
🥈 Coal (very close)
🥉 Oil (most expensive)

⚖️ SIMPLE COMPARISON TABLE
Factor 🔥 Coal 🌲 Wood Pellets 🛢️ Oil
Cost per kWh Low Lowest (slightly) Highest
Price stability Medium High Low (very volatile)
Convenience Low Medium High
Control over cost High High Low
Storage needed Medium High (dry!) Low
Efficiency ~75% ~80% ~70%
Mess / effort High Low–medium Very low
🧠 WHAT MOST PEOPLE MISS (this is key)
🛢️ Oil
You pay whatever the price is that day
Completely tied to global markets
Prices can spike fast (wars, protests, supply issues)
👉 Oil averages around 11–12c per kWh raw but ends up higher after efficiency
🌲 Wood pellets
Often ~30% cheaper than oil per kWh in bulk
More stable pricing (locally produced)
High efficiency systems (pellet boilers)

👉 BUT:

Must be kept completely dry
Needs proper storage system
🔥 Coal
Cheap upfront
Easy to buy in bags
Flexible (stoves, open fires)

👉 BUT:

Lower efficiency than pellets
More waste if not burned properly
More manual effort
💸 REAL-WORLD COST (what you’ll actually feel)

For a typical Irish home:

🛢️ Oil: €1,500–€2,000/year+
🌲 Pellets: ~10–20% cheaper than oil
🔥 Coal: similar or slightly cheaper than pellets (if used well)

👉 The difference comes down to:

How you buy (bulk vs panic buying)
How you store it (dry vs damp)
How efficient your system is
🏆 FINAL VERDICT (no fluff)
🥇 Cheapest overall: Wood pellets
Best balance of cost + efficiency + stability
🥈 Close second: Coal
Can be cheapest if managed properly
But more effort + waste risk
🥉 Most expensive: Oil
Easiest… but least control + most volatile
💡 The REAL winner isn’t the fuel…

It’s the person who:

✔ Buys at the right time
✔ Stores it properly
✔ Uses it efficiently

🔥 Simple takeaway
Oil = convenience + risk
Coal = cheap + effort
Pellets = smart middle ground

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