Factors affecting the extent of wind erosion.  Aridity of climate. Wind erosion can also take place in high-rainfall climates when certain months of the year are particularly dry (but only if the soil is tilled with techniques that crush the surface fine).
Most pellet stoves cost between $1,700 and $3,000. However, a pellet stove is often cheaper to install than a cordwood-burning heater. Many can be direct-vented and do not need an expensive chimney or flue. As a result, the installed cost of the entire system may be less than that of a conventional wood stove.
On a cost-per-BTU basis, pellet stoves are significantly more expensive than wood stoves, which cost about $13 per million BTU. Natural gas furnaces are almost as inexpensive as wood stoves, at $13.52 per million BTU, and coal-fired systems are much less expensive, at $10.89 per million BTU.