Wood fuel
Replace your wood heater for a more efficient electric option. You’ll reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. And you can get a financial incentive to do so. If you want to keep using your wood heater, use dry wood and don’t overfill with logs.
Replace your wood heater
Wood smoke contains pollutants that harm the environment and your health.
The smoke and haze from wood heaters:
- reduces visibility
- causes breathing difficulties for some people
- causes air pollution.
Burning wood also contributes to climate change. Burnt wood releases emissions of methane and nitrous oxide. We count sales of wood fuel as a human-induced emission source in the ACT Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
Our Wood Heater Replacement Program offers financial incentives to:
- remove and dispose of domestic wood burning heaters
- replace domestic wood heaters with efficient electric heating.
This will help you save money, stay healthy and help the environment.
Rebates range from $250 to $1,250. Check the conditions and claim forms on the program page for more information.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.