Every few weeks, John Ord does something unusual for most people living in 2019 — he stops by a local hardware store in rural northeastern Pennsylvania to buy coal to heat his home.
Ord’s coal-burning stove burns 24 hours a day when it’s cold. He likes the constant heat it gives off and says it’s cheaper than his other options — oil and electric.
Coal stoves are still sometimes the principal source of heat for rural houses in Eastern Europe. They are slowly being phased out though.
There are apparently a few people here and there who still use it. I remember reading some article about a guy in the US who preferred it.
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https://www.npr.org/2019/03/03/699325560/for-the-few-who-heat-homes-with-coal-its-still-king