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School Sidelines Corn Boiler As Price Rises
By Mr Ethanol | October 3, 2007
Yankton Daily Press:
When the Mitchell School District bought a boiler that burns corn to help heat Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary School, corn sold for $1.67 a bushel.
But now corn costs almost twice that much, so the boiler probably won’t be used this heating season, according to Superintendent Joe Graves.
The district bought the corn boiler two years ago for $44,000. The goal was to use a locally produced renewable energy source to supplement the existing natural gas system at the school.
It proved to be an economical move, at least at first.
The boiler uses about 2,000 bushels of corn each heating season. In its first year, it saved the district about $8,000. In 2006, its second year, corn prices increased to the $2.50-$3.24 range.
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