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Heating with Pellets
are now available, and many can burn a wide variety of fuels, such as 'pellets', corn, sunflower seeds, and cherry pits. Pelletized fuels are the most common form of biomass in use at this time, and can be made from wood sawdust, agricultural waste materials, switchgrass, and many others being developed.
Many pellet appliances are available for residential use, ranging from small stoves or fireplace inserts capable of heating a portion of a home, to central heating units designed for either hot air or hot water heating systems. Benefits common to almost all pellet heating appliances include thermostatic control, self-ignition, long burn times between refueling, and a very even heat. For example, many of the larger pellet stoves can heat up to a 2,000 square foot house (even during our northeast winters...), and can do so comfortably and evenly, without requiring tending more than once a day!
To learn more about heating with biomass, start your exploration by visiting our pellet page to see some of the different appliances commonly available. Continue your education by locating a few NEHPBA retailers in your area, and pay them a visit to see these stoves, inserts, and furnaces in action!