The New Hampshire Wood Energy Commission disclosed that using local wood pellet heating provides significant cost advantages over traditional fossil fuels.
New data from the New Hampshire Strategic Action Plan Fuel Price Survey Office (January 23, 2018) confirm that wood pellets are 48% less expensive to use than heating oil No. 2 and 121% less expensive to use than propane.The analysis considers the fuel The energy content of the fuel, the water content of the fuel and the average fuel efficiency of the boiler.
To solve this problem, average homeowners using 800 gallons of fuel per year can save $ 734 on their purchase by switching to wood pellets, and homeowners who use 1,200 gallons of propane can save $ 2,398 by switching to wood pellets, Center project director Maura Adams said.
"In 2015 alone, more than 100 commercial facilities in NH (New Hampshire) used wood pellet heating to save a total of $ 11.8 million in heating costs, when the oil and propane were cheaper than they are now, The current price of traditional fossil fuels and we're ready to easily exceed that figure by 2018, "said Kate Epsen, executive director of the NH Sustainable Energy Association.
And these savings come with additional rewards: stability, predictability and strong economic benefits to NH. Given the remarkable price volatility that heating oil and propane have had, bulk wood pellets have proven to be more than twenty In the meantime, wood pellets can be 100% supplied by local NH producers, while nearly 80% of the oil and propane fuel have to be imported from other regions or countries.
The conversion of fuel sources is easy at any time. The NH Utilities Commission offers discounts for fully automated residential wood pellet boilers, which account for up to 40% of installation costs and up to $ 10,000. In addition, the NH Wood Energy Commission provides equipment suppliers and installers Details to streamline the process.
The NH Wood Energy Council provides expert guidance on switching to wood pellet heating systems and maintains a broad database and maps of commercial wood energy system resources. The NH Wood Energy Commission is coordinated and coordinated by the New Hampshire Association for Sustainable Energy.
