A wood pellet is a piece of ground up wood which has been dried to a low moisture content and compressed to twice the energy density of green wood.  Wood pellets are a substitute for fossil fuel such as oil, natural gas and LPG.

• Pellets are carbon neutral.
• Pellets burns cleaner than other solid fuels.  Due to the burn efficiency and low moisture content, pellet stoves exhaust an average of 1.2 particulate grams per hour, 6.2 times less than the EPA’s limit for wood burning appliances.

• Wood pellets have less than 10% moisture content compared to firewood which has up to 60%.  Some of the heat generated from burning cordwood must be utilized to dry out the wood, reducing the amount of BTU’s available to heat your home.
• The BTU value is much higher for wood pellets compared to cordwood.

• Pellets are stored in 40 pound bags and loaded into the stove hopper once per day or less. 
• Pellets are clean and dust free.  No dirt is brought into the home.
• Pellet appliances have a thermostat to regulate the heat and regulate the flow of pellets into the appliance.
• Pellets need to be stored in a dry place but require about 1/3 the space compared to cordwood.
• Pellets are available at many retail stores in most areas.  The grades are regulated by the Pellet Fuels Institute and regular testing is done by independent labs for member plants.

• The cost to heat your home in most areas is much less with pellets compared to using fossil fuels.  Please use the link on this page to access a fuel cost calculator to determine the cost per BTU.