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- Cars and trucks produce more than 700,000 pounds of smog-forming pollutants on a summer day in the Puget Sound region. Learn more.
Your Heat, Your Health, Your Choice
Decisions you make about how you heat your home make a difference for air quality, your health, and the health of your neighbors. Different fuel choices come with an array of environmental, economical and health considerations.
Heating choice comparison chart — annual emissions
If you are considering a wood stove or fireplace insert for your home, or upgrading your old wood stove to something that heats cleaner and more efficiently, take a few minutes to determine which device and fuel choice best fits your needs. The links below and the following video provide an overview of some of the various fuel options to help you make the best choice for your family, home or business.
Natural gas and propane
Among the cleanest choices for home heating with regard to air quality, natural gas and propane offer numerous economic, health and convenience benefits for heating your home or business.
Electric heat
The cleanest home-heating option, electric fireplaces provide the ambience of a wood fire without the smoke and hassle.
Oil heat
Heating with oil is an efficient, air-friendly option.
Fireplaces
Fireplaces are not a true heating device.
Take advantage of money saving offers
Check out the rebates and assistance on insulation and heating systems from local utilities and government agencies.
Pellet fuel
Pellet fuel is a biomass product made of renewable substances – typically recycled wood waste. Clean-burning pellet stoves are an efficient and affordable alternative to wood-burning.
Certified wood stoves
If you choose to heat with wood, opt for an EPA-certified wood stove or wood-burning fireplace insert. They burn about 60 percent cleaner than older uncertified stoves or fireplaces.
Manufactured logs
Manufactured logs, typically made of compressed sawdust or other organic matter, provide a cleaner alternative to wood for open-hearth fires
- Chart: Home Heating Emissions
- Clean Heating Choices (brochure, PDF)
- Burn Ban
- Air Toxics
- A Quick Video Guide on How to Select a New Stove for Home Heat:
