Relax and Save with Wood Pellet Heat
Natural Heat for Your Home
Over 800,000 families across the nation have discovered the wonderful benefits, security, and penetrating warmth of wood pellet heat. In these difficult economic times, they are also benefiting from one of the most price-stable heat sources available.
Compared to oil and other home heating sources, wood pellet heat has been a stable energy source for the past 20 years. Despite incredible growth over the last several years, pellets are still affordable.
Don't be a slave to the crisis of the season!
Storms, local and global economies, energy demand, even political events can greatly affect the price of energy, and lately it's been quite a ride. The ups and downs of energy can put you on unstable financial ground. Do you find yourself watching the news and stock market almost daily, trying to decide if you'll be able to afford heating your home in the winter? Did buying fuel oil in the Spring feel more like playing the slots in Vegas than ensuring affordable heat?
Wood pellet heat has been consistently the most price-stable and affordable source of warmth for your home for the last ten years.
This graph shows changes in fuel pricing since 1999, with pellet fuel costs rising substantially slower than alternatives.
Note: This graphic illustrates a percentage of change comparison, not a comparison of prices.
Sources: NH Office of Energy and Planning and The Pellet Fuel Institute
Updated 10/31/2007
Fuel Cost Comparisons
A fuel cost comparison spreadsheet is available online through the Pellet Fuels Institute. This on-line interactive form can help you make comparisons of relative fuel costs in your area for each of the following fuels:
- Wood pellets or other biomass fuels
- Heating Oil
- Propane
- Natural Gas
- Cordwood
- Electrical Heating
- Coal
You will need to enter your local costs for the fuels you are considering. The PFI institute site reports "national averages", but this data may not be current or appropriate for your area. Appliance efficiency also plays a role in cost-effective heating, and we are pleased to report that pellet stoves are generally among the most efficient heating appliances. We believe the PFI data for appliance efficiencies to be reasonable estimates, but can not guarantee they reflect efficiencies in your specific application.
Clicking on the link below will take you to that page of the PFI web site.
http://www.pelletheat.org/3/residential/compareFuel.cfm