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When it comes to heating your home, there are several options available, ranging from traditional furnaces to electric heating systems. However, one heating solution that has been gaining popularity in recent years is the outdoor wood furnace in Minnesota. At Strawbale Farms, our experience with wood furnaces (also known as boilers) has allowed us to outline 9 of the biggest benefits of utilizing one.

Winter is almost here and many homeowners are beginning to prepare their homestead for the cold months ahead. One of the most important areas to consider is the heating. Are you happy with your home heating system? Are you at your wit’s end with expensive oil or undependable electric?

Looking for a better way to heat your home this winter? Over the last few years, costs for oil, propane, gas and electric have soared, leaving homeowners stretched thin each winter heating season. With biomass heating you won’t have to worry about the high cost of wintertime heating again!

As you’ve likely already discovered, an outdoor wood boiler is a fantastic choice in heating. Unlike systems that rely on fossil fuels, wood is a totally renewable resource that offers affordability and off-the-grid operation. When compared to heating with propane or oil, burning wood in a highly efficient wood boiler from Strawbale Farms can reduce your heating costs greatly.

As you are aware, wood boilers offer many wonderful benefits. As propane, electric and oil prices continue to rise, wood boilers offer a renewable alternative; wood. The desire to go off-grid or partially off-grid and provide the home with energy efficient heating is ever-growing.

Is Biomass Heating the Renewable Way of the Future?

There is an undeniable buzz around renewable energy. In fact, renewables like biomass heating have continued to grow as a sector in recent years. Biomass technology is becoming more and more popular on the domestic market for its energy efficient and low carbon boilers in particular.