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Electric Thermal Storage Heaters

  • Alana Vilagi, a researcher with UAF's Alaska Center for Energy and Power, shows the ceramic bricks inside an electric thermal storage heater. 50 of these ETSH stoves will be installed in homes in the North Pole area to help reduce PM2.5 caused by wood smoke.
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    Electric heaters might reduce air pollution in Fairbanks/North Pole
    Robyne
    UAF Researchers will study reducing air pollution in the North Pole area with new thermal storage units. Over the next three winters, they will try to see if homeowners save money by using the units instead of heating with wood. Folks can find out more about the program at the website the Alaska Center for Energy and Power set up for the field study.