A wood pellet stove burns processed wood — the logs have been debarked, ground, dried and then compressed into small pellets. (Some stoves can also burn pellets made from other biofuels.) Pellets generally are more economical than heating oil, propane or electricity, and like traditional wood, they are renewable. Compared with a log-burning woodstove, a pellet stove is easier to tend. Pellet stoves can be operated on a thermostat and are more convenient than traditional wood stoves.
