The Council School District in Idaho will soon install a new biomass heating system in time for next winter. The system will be fueled by wood chips, and is expected to cut heating bills in half.
A portion of the new heating system will be paid for through the U.S. Forest Service's "Fuels for Schools" program, which provided a $386,000 grant. The program was started by the Forest Service to raise awareness of the uses for small-diameter trees from National Forest thinning projects.