Staying warm this winter 2022

[CharlesHarris]

Every fall Potomac Edison Power Company trims trees around their lines as a power quality precaution to reduce outages caused by limbs coming down during ice storms. The wood is routinely cut into 16-inch stove lengths and stacked in piles along the right of way. Anyone can help themselves to the wood. Some enterprising people collect the larger logs by the truckload, splitting them and stacking in their yards for future use or resale after the wood has dried and seasoned adequately.

This activity keeps the powerline right of ways clear of debris, provides honest work and income for those down on their luck, supports the local economy and helps keep firewood prices low. I paid $200 per ton, delivered and stacked in my shed.