Biomass systems cut heating costs at school

KANE - Three and a half years ago, the school board of the Kane Area School District asked its facilities Manager John Rook if it could heat the school with a biomass system.During a Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools & Beyond public meeting at the school Thursday, Rook said when he was asked that question, he could only tell the board, honestly, "I don't know." Knowing little about biomass over three years ago, Rook is now comfortable and confident operating and maintaining the school's $1.4 million biomass project which has been online since December.Of the project costs, $655,000 was paid for through grant funding. Rook said the school used to pay between $105,000 to $125,000 annually in natural gas heating costs. With the biomass system, those heating costs have been reduced to $40,000 annually.....MORE

We are surrounded by biomass! I wonder if we could do this here?
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