On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:02:20 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

some neat things about an electric chainsaw is 1. they're light 2.
great if you just have some yard trimming to do 3. quiet -(well,
sounds like a circular saw but not even that loud.) good for noise
restricted areas, 4. no mix fuel. 5, fuel doesn't go bad in them and
they're easy to start. plug in and pull the trigger. 6 They're cheap.

bad part is unless you get a cordless one, you are only restricted
to the length of your extension cord.

Luckily, my house is about in the middle of a lot 200' long, so a 100' cord
ought to do quite well.