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Heating with wood pellets will help you reduce your home’s carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A new study commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources found that heating with biomass, such as wood pellets, can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 25%. Using biomass to create electricity, however, does not have a favorable result.

To learn more about the positive carbon impact of heating with renewable biomass or to read the study, please click here.

 

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