economy
February 17, 2026
EU Country Runs Out of Firewood Amid Freeze
Estonia has run out of dry firewood amid an unusually cold winter and soaring electricity prices, according to news portal ERR.
TL;DR
- Estonia has run out of dry firewood during an unusually cold winter.
- Soaring electricity prices make processing new firewood stocks uneconomical.
- Low demand in recent mild winters led to insufficient dry firewood stocks.
- Burning unseasoned wood produces less heat and more smoke.
- Government recommendations to stockpile heating materials may have contributed to demand.
- Decoupling from the Russian electricity grid led to nearly doubled electricity prices.
- Production of briquettes and pellets is also limited due to high electricity input.
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