What still is not clear is what the emissions are from these EPA approved woodburning stoves/fireplace inserts. If a lot of people start using them by replacing their natural gas fired fireplaces or natural gas or oil furnaces, then knowing the impact on air quality is important. What could happen is a lot of people start using them and air quality becomes too much of a health risk, then they could be banned or the government may have to offer incentives to get people to replace them with something else, like ground sourced heat pumps. This would be very cost inefficient.
Doing many different things is cost inefficient, but it is how you make a complex system robust.
Not everyone will choose wood, for many reasons detailed both above and below. Fuel availability is a primary driver. For those who do, it is in everyone's best interest that they have the most efficient systems available.
What still is not clear is what the emissions are from these EPA approved woodburning stoves/fireplace inserts. If a lot of people start using them by replacing their natural gas fired fireplaces or natural gas or oil furnaces, then knowing the impact on air quality is important. What could happen is a lot of people start using them and air quality becomes too much of a health risk, then they could be banned or the government may have to offer incentives to get people to replace them with something else, like ground sourced heat pumps. This would be very cost inefficient.
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Doing many different things is cost inefficient, but it is how you make a complex system robust.
Not everyone will choose wood, for many reasons detailed both above and below. Fuel availability is a primary driver. For those who do, it is in everyone's best interest that they have the most efficient systems available.