▁types ▁of ▁wood ▁energy ▁used . ▁Wood ▁energy ▁maintain s ▁an ▁environmental ▁balance ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy ▁while ▁experien cing ▁financial ▁growth . ▁CO 2 ▁em issions ▁see ▁decrease ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁when ▁switching ▁from ▁foss il ▁fuel ▁to ▁wood ▁during ▁the ▁burning ▁process . ▁Trans ition ing ▁from ▁foss il ▁fuel ▁to ▁wood ▁energy ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁economic ▁boost er ▁as ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁more ▁wood ▁energy ▁plant ations ▁would ▁mean ▁greater ▁production ▁rates ▁of ▁wood ▁bi om ass . ▁He ating ▁accounts ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁a ▁business es ▁operating ▁costs . ▁Trans ition ing ▁to ▁wood ▁energy , ▁specifically ▁the ▁wood ▁chip ▁he ating ▁systems , ▁do ▁not ▁come ▁cheap . ▁Little ton ▁Regional ▁health care ▁transition ed ▁to ▁this ▁he ating ▁system ; ▁the ▁cost ▁was ▁nearly ▁$ 3 ▁million . ▁ ▁Energy ▁market ▁ ▁The ▁energy ▁market , ▁in ▁relation ▁the ▁econom ics ▁behind ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁transition , ▁is ▁its ▁ins urance ▁policy . ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁incons isten cies ▁in ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁field ▁had ▁caused ▁ske ptic ism . ▁The ▁increase ▁in ▁returns ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁has ▁changed ▁that ▁per ception . ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁costs ▁for ▁these ▁energ ies ▁have ▁been ▁reduced ▁dram atically . ▁For ▁solar ▁and ▁wind ▁power , ▁the ▁costs ▁have ▁dropped ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Wind ▁energy ▁is ▁growing ▁in ▁usage , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the