Maine Woods Wood Pellets
Hardwood/Softwood Blend – Regional Premium Fuel
Maine Woods Wood Pellets are manufactured in Athens, Maine using a blend of approximately 65% hardwood (maple, yellow birch) and 35% softwood (fir, pine). The mix provides longer burn time and good durability paired with decent heat output.
Typical specs for recent runs have shown ash content under 1% and heat values around 8,200 BTUs per pound (as-received). These pellets come bagged in 40-lb units and are available by bag or ton through regional dealers in New England. They meet premium-grade fuel standards and are aimed at homeowners seeking solid performance without the ultra-premium price tag.
Availability: While primarily distributed in the Northeastern U.S., Maine Woods pellets may be found in select markets beyond the region. Because the manufacturing facility is region-based, delivery and stock may vary—best to verify fresh-season bags, storage condition and batch date before bulk purchasing.
Status note: The brand remains active and listed, though user forums indicate that recent production runs have shown increased variation in ash and bag quality compared to earlier years—so it’s wise to test a few bags early in the season.
Bottom line: If you’re looking for a locally-made, hardwood-dominant pellet fuel in the Northeast with a fair balance of performance and value, Maine Woods Wood Pellets are a strong contender—just confirm you’re getting fresh stock and local supply before committing to multiple tons.
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Summary
Maine’s Choice Pellets are premium-grade residential wood fuel pellets made from 100% natural wood with no additives, binders, or chemicals. Designed for use in pellet stoves and boilers, they are produced to meet Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) premium grade standards, offering high heat output (around ~8,100–8,300 BTU per pound) with low ash content (<1 %) and efficient combustion. These pellets are typically bagged in 40 lb bags and available by the bag or by the ton from regional pellet dealers in Maine and neighboring states.
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Bought 2 ton of Maines Choice, from Lowes.
We have tried many different brands of pellets only to find problems with clumps of ash, black glass, stove stops running, and damaged wet bags. (Which weigh 1000 lbs)
Since using the Maines Choice, we have had a nice steady heat, no spitting pellets, and very fine ash that doesn’t clog up, or clump up. Definitely will purchase more Maines Choice. I recommend this product.
As a stove designer and manufacturer we have to say that, in the USA ,we have found no better pellet. Outstanding price to quality ratio. Of key importance to our R&D department is consistency of product; iin our experience, no other USA pellet has a more consistent and uniform density, mineral content and moisture content. Knowing that we can count on the quality and that we do not have to test each batch for consistency makes our work easier and helps us tune for even lower emission profiles and higher combustion efficiencies
Bought 4 tons of Maine’s Choice from Lowe’s for the first time last heating season and have been very pleased. I run a 10 year old St Croix stove and did not have any issues all last year. Bags all intact with none appearing to have got wet, good heat, some ash but not overly bad. I picked up an additional 2 tons at the end of the season and hoping Lowe’s carries the Maine’s Choice again this year.
I used these pellets in 2014 since I live in Maine I wanted to use a Maine pellet. They had way more ash and burned more sluggishly and lower heat output than the Energex I prefer. Corinth is not much better. Come on Maine, with so many trees you’d think we could make a decent pellet. La Crete is expensive but very good, Energex seems to be a good middle ground, economical and good burn.
I’ve bought almost 6 bags that have been saw dust . I’m not sure if they somehow got wet or there was an issue with how there compacted . It’s disappointing to me to get home and find this . Specially since the price of the bags have almost doubled