PK Wood Pellet LLC

PK Wood Pellet LLC, a Vermont-based limited liability partnership, manufactures renewable heating fuel and operates as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with two prime grants and one sub-grant totaling $1.8 million in obligated federal dollars across three awards since 2022.

PK Wood Pellet received a $1 million Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) project grant from USDA Forest Service on September 18, 2025, to establish a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Wells River, Vermont. The facility, which will produce 25,500 tons of bulk wood pellets annually from local sawmill residuals, is fully permitted and scheduled for ultimate completion on May 31, 2027. The project targets 13 full-time equivalent jobs in a region with below-average median household income and elevated poverty rates, with distribution partnerships including Lyme Green Heat. A second prime grant of $450,000 came from USDA Rural Housing Service under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) on September 16, 2022, supporting renewable energy development in rural areas. As a sub-recipient, PK Wood Pellet received a sub-grant from the United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities on August 28, 2025, funding the purchase, transportation, and installation of a Salmatec compacting pellet unit to support the Wells River facility's production goals and quality standards.

All three awards derive from USDA programs; Forest Service and Rural Housing Service together account for 100% of recent grant activity. The single recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is the Community Wood Energy grant approaching its May 2027 ultimate completion date. PK Wood Pellet's federal footprint is confined to grant-based renewable energy infrastructure development in rural areas, with no prime or sub contract vehicle participation.