Back to the future with coal

"About two years ago, our woodstove needed to be replaced," said Canandaiguan Mike Kloppel. "We went shopping for a new one but found out that coal was much more efficient."

So he converted.

They swapped the woodstove for a coal one and had the flue relined with stainless steel to handle the hotter burn. Then they cleared out a spot in the basement and set up a coal bin to store the five tons of anthracite needed to last through the winter.