I have an "outside furnace" installed inside and it works very well for me. You have to figure in all the extras, regardless how you heat. Even if you own your own hardwood forest, the wood is never "free." I have enough standing hardwoods to last me 10 lifetimes. But, I have to pay taxes on the property, cut the wood, get it home, split some, stack it once outside, and stack again later inside. It's a lot of work and chainsaws and fuel and other equipment costs money.
At present fuel and electric prices in my area - here are a few figures.
Geothermal value - $1 buys 64,850 BTUs of heat with an extra heat source needed in very cold areas. This is with an advertised electric cost of 12.5 cents per KWh that actually costs 18.5 cents.
Oil heat - $1 buys 29,700 BTUs of heat at 80% efficiency and a $3.50 per gallon price.
Propane heat - $1 buys 27,000 BTUs of heat at $3.20 per gallon and 95% efficiency.
Firewood heat - $1 buys 88,000 BTUs of heat with 70% efficiency and a cost of $200 per full cord of hardwood.
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