What are pellets
What are Wood Pellets?
A wood pellet is a made of ground wood that is dehydrated and compressed to twice the energy density of green wood. Compared to green wood, a wood pellet has a higher energy value, has less expensive transportation costs, is more efficient storage, and can be handled with automation. Wood pellet fuel is a viable substitute for fossil fuels.
Wood Pellet Benefits
* Wood Pellets are a renewable and sustainable heat and energy fuel, produced from 100 percent wood fiber.
* Wood Pellets are carbon neutral. When burned, they emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as is absorbed when a tree grows in the forest.
* Wood Pellets cost less than fossil fuels. The cost of wood pellets are far more stable than the ever-increasing price of fossil fuels.
* Wood Pellets are produced in New England. The forests of Maine and the surrounding states provide an abundant sustainable supply of raw material to produce wood pellets.
PELLETS AND OTHER FUELS
For heating, one ton of wood pellets equals...
* 120 gallons of heating oil
* 170 gallons of propane
* 16,000 ft3 of natural gas
* 4,775 kWh of electricity
Paying $260/ton for pellets is the same as paying...
* $2.10 per gallon for oil heat
* $1.48 per gallon for propane
* $15.60 per (1,000 ft3) for natural gas
* $0.05 per kWh for electricity
One million BTU’s of energy costs (July, 2008 prices)…
· $34.17 for heating oil
· $41.91 for propane
· $19.87 for natural gas
· $34.03 for Electricity
· $15.94 for wood pellets