WoodPellets.com Applauds Massachusetts Commitment to a Greener Energy Future

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - WoodPellets.com, formerly PelletSales.com, the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer provider of wood pellet heating fuels, announced today its intent to file for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts High Performance Buildings Grant Program. The grant program seeks proposals for cost-effective energy solutions, including those using biomass fuels, which will dramatically improve building energy performance. Under the terms of its submission, WoodPellets.com will seek the opportunity to convert homes and businesses in the Commonwealth to wood pellet heating systems, a cost-effective, carbon-neutral heating alternative.

"We're extremely pleased to see the Commonwealth of Massachusetts take such an important step towards improving energy efficiency across the state. Governor Patrick's administration, including Secretary of Energy and the Environment Ian Bowles and DOER Commissioner Phil Giudice, have been aggressive about finding practical ways to reduce the Commonwealth's carbon emissions as quickly as possible, " said Jon Strimling, president and CEO of WoodPellets.com. "The inclusion of biomass thermal in this grant program is a major step. Countries like Austria, Germany and Sweden have already reduced their carbon emissions substantially through biomass heating, and have actually created more jobs in biomass than in solar or wind. Through this grant program, Massachusetts opens the door to similar economic and environmental benefits, and sets a precedent for other states to follow."

WoodPellets.com revolutionized the delivery of wood pellets for home heating, ensuring this affordable, carbon-neutral alternative is available to the masses. As a result, homeowners and businesses can reduce home heating bills by 15-50% vs. oil or propane heating. (See Savings Calculator). Additionally, because biomass, such as wood pellets, is carbon neutral, using this heating source also helps to mitigate climate change.

If accepted into the Massachusetts High Performance Buildings Grant Program, WoodPellets.com will focus its efforts on broadening the adoption of high-efficiency, low emissions biomass heating systems featuring bulk-fed fuel transfer systems. A bulk-fed heating system allows the wood pellets to flow through a hose from a truck to the site, and then they are automatically fed to the heating system. As a result of this bulk transfer feature, the delivery of wood pellets is as easy and seamless as the delivery of propane or oil.

WoodPellets.com is currently expanding its list of homeowners and businesses in the Commonwealth interested in converting to wood pellet heating systems. The company hopes to use grant funding to help offset the costs of converting to wood pellet heating for selected participants. Interested volunteers can register here or contact WoodPellets.com at 1-800-PELLETS (735-5387).

"WoodPellets.com is eager to bring our deep expertise in biomass and commitment to education on green initiatives to the citizens of Massachusetts," said Strimling.

About WoodPellets.com

WoodPellets.com, through its wide network of partners and affiliates, has rapidly become the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer of renewable heating fuels. Using a proprietary, patent-pending technology and delivery platform, WoodPellets.com is enabling fast, easy and cost-effective access to wood pellets in bagged and bulk form across the United States and Canada. The Company provides retail delivery throughout the East Coast and in selected areas of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest as well as truckload delivery nationwide. WoodPellets.com has an extensive network of more than 25 manufacturing sources, 50 distribution centers and hundreds of affiliated retailers. For more information please visit www.woodpellets.com or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/woodpelletscom.

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