Green and less dependent on "grid" corporations ...

U might think about putting a collector on your roof to it can shave up to 80% of your water heating bills off. The only cost you have is exchanging antifreeze every 5 years. But it depends on your weather conditions so ask someone who knows more about this stuff then i do. Isolations and windows. I halved my heating costs by exchanging my windows for top of the line shit. If you plan to change some of those out make sure you go for A or better energy quality. Dunno if you Americans have those tags on electrical devices though ?

Well if you cut down less then grows back its green, But there is a slight increase in the risk of cancer do to a stove like this, breathing in ash particles is not healthy. My central heating runs on wood burning though its a 40 year old Scandinavian furnace i think the original design was for a locomotive LOL, people are throwing out 10 year old furnaces but mine is still running strong. MIght convert it to burn pellets with an automatic feeder though cause going down to fill her up 3 times a day is tedious especially if you are the forgetful sort.