Natural Gas Fireplaces

Provide the rich, warm flames and comfort of traditional fireplaces but with distinct advantages:

• Clean
• Compared to old-fashioned wood burners, natural gas fireplaces have lower outputs of:
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Toxic pollutants
  • Harmful particulates

Safer

• Avoid creosote buildup
• No chimney cleaning
• Free from sparks or long-burning embers

Convenient

• No wood storage space needed
• Get rid of messy ashes
• Eliminate wood chips, bark and bugs

Economical

• Up to 70% efficient
• Costs less than buying, hauling and burning wood
• Add value to your home

Several types

• Fireplace inserts
• New fireplaces
• Direct-vented systems that use outside air for combustion and vent out the wall
• New top-vented or rear-vented freestanding stoves

For more information, call MGE's Home Energy Line at (608) 252-7117 or email Ask the Experts at askexperts@mge.com.