Future wood-burning options for home-heating in New Mexico: air quality and regulatory concerns, the wood pellet stove option, survey results, and wood pellet manufacturing opportunities

Background; Introduction; Objectives; Part I. overview of air quality regulations and wood pellet stove technology; Air quality regulations; Wood stove regulations; New Mexico air quality regulations; Residential wood-burning control programs; Wood-pellet stoves; Part II. A survey of wood-burning appliance dealers; Albuquerque; Las Cruces; Santa Fe; Part III. A survey of households in three New Mexico cities; Survey procedures; Survey results; Part IV. Predicting wood pellet stove ownership and acquisition by Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe residents; Introduction; Methods; Hypotheses; Findings; Predicted probabilities; Discussion and conclusions; Part V. wood pellet manufacturing plant site analysis for New Mexico; Resource base; Site selection; Factors affecting wood pellet manufacturing in New Mexico; New Mexico tax & financial incentives; Labor; Competition; References; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III;Bulletin containing information on various aspects of using wood pellets for home heating in order to determine the current usage and future potential of the heating method in New Mexico