This is the second round of funding for the NH Wood Pellet Rebate program. The first round sold out last spring. If you are interested in taking part in this program please contact a Pellergy factory-trained, certified installer near you.  For complete program details, please refer to New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.

This automated, bulk-fed Pellergy system qualifies for the NH wood pellet rebate program.

Fortunately, Tarm and most other cordwood boilers are excellent candidates for conversion to auto feed, thermostat-controlled, wood pellet fuel. “It’s a pretty simple conversion” says in Andy Boutin, general manager at Pellergy wood pellet central heating systems. “We simply customize the door of the boiler to accept a Pellergy wood pellet burner.”  The burner is connected to a controller and an auger conveyor system which draws pellet from one of Pellergy’s many storage solutions.

Affordability

The cost to convert a Tarm or similar cordwood boiler to auto feed wood pellets is about $4,500 plus installation costs. Pellergy systems are only sold through our network of certified installers. You can find less expensive, do-it-yourself, imported pellet burners on the market, but systems fire all the way up to 200,000 BTU and come complete with all controllers, conveyances, automatic burn chamber cleanout, and a seven-day bin which is easily upgradable a Pellergy’s three, four, or five ton fabric bin for bulk pellet delivery. Because Pellergy systems are made right in Montpelier Vermont parts are always available on short notice.

Efficiency

The other thing about Tarm boilers in particular is that they lend themselves particularly well too firing on wood pellets because of their high-efficiency. Tarm makes some of the most efficient cordwood boilers on the market because of their advanced heat exchanger design.

If you were considering converting your Tarm or other cordwood boiler to An auto-feed wood pellet system, your first step should be to contact a Pellergy certified installer. He can give you all the details about cost and conversion options.

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Montpelier, Vermont – November 24, 2010

Montpelier, Vermont – November 24, 2010

New wood pellet system to heat your home

The rising cost of home heating has many people wishing for more options. Now one local engineer has brought a foreign idea home to Vermont — and it all centers on wood pellets.

Andy Boutin bought an older home in Vermont and was looking for a way to heat it with wood. After discovering there wasn’t a compatible system for his steam radiators, he decided to look a little farther for a solution.

“I turned to northern Europe and found that they were using these wood pellet burners for a number of years. Tens of thousands have been installed all over northern Europe so we brought the technology over.”

And a company called Pellergy was born.

“We took it on and manufactured here rather than importing because we wanted to affect local jobs and have a made in the USA product,” said Boutin, Pellergy’s general manager.

The Barre-based company now manufactures a clean burning, wood pellet heating system that is completely automated and controlled through a home’s thermostat.

“Wood stoves and even pellet stoves are point of source heating,” explained Boutin, “They’ll heat one room maybe two rooms at a time. Our systems provide central heat.”

When heat is needed wood pellets are sucked out of the storage bin, shoot up the auger and are dropped into the burner.

“Wood pellets burn incredibly clean. We don’t see smoke and smog issues from wood pellet burning devices,” said Boutin.

The company says this greener alternative to heating with fossil fuels will also save customers 30-40 percent on their annual heating bills. Homeowner Helene Hutt has a rather large model in her basement and says between the environmental and cost saving benefits she was sold.

“It actually was exciting. I felt like I was doing something good.”

Many homes, especially in Vermont, may have older boilers. Despite age, these units can still be converted to the new technology.

“One of the advantages of our system is that it’s more affordable than replacing your entire home heating system. This system can be used to replace just the oil burner,” Boutin said.

With home heating oil reaching nearly $3 per gallon, Hutt says she’s relieved to have ditched the oil for Vermont wood pellets.

The cost of each system varies by size but the company says it usually pays for itself within 5-7 years. And from now until the end of December the system also qualifies for a $1,500 energy tax credit.

Jennifer Reading – WCAX News

The Mark Johnson Show airs Monday-Friday each week from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m on the stations of Radio Vermont Group. WDEV can be found on the dial at 550 AM or 96.1 FM or streaming live at www.radiovermont.com

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