The legendary durability of the Sequoia generator
- Heating for a country house
- Hot water for a swimming pool
- Hot water for domestic use
- Wood pallets, donated by a local company
- 4-foot waste logs from tree felling done by the customer
- 4-foot waste logs supplied by local forestry contractors

« In 2005, I bought the very first energy generator made by Sequoia. In 15 years, this unit has saved me more than $75,000 in heating costs. It’s an investment I’ve never regretted. »
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André Raby lives in the country, in the small town of Stoke, in Québec’s Eastern Townships region.
“I bought my house in 2001, and after four years, I was finding my heating costs really steep. Having to pay $5,000 for oil in a single year is what made me decide to switch to wood,” explains Mr. Raby.
Sequoia’s energy generator is a hot-water heating unit that runs on biomass fuel. The heat is distributed throughout the house by a system of heated floors. A heat exchanger is also used to keep the pool warm, and wood is used to produce hot water for the home year round.
“My generator runs 24/7,” adds Mr. Raby. “In the beginning, I only burned wood pallets. I’d get them from the plant where I used to work. A lot of companies still have wood to give away.”
André Raby also uses 4-foot logs to fire his generator. His wood comes from a local supplier or his own forest. “I’ve never been to a gym. I get my exercise from cutting and stacking my firewood. I only cut down dead or diseased trees,” the nature lover confides.
André Raby is the owner of the very first energy generator made by Sequoia. Since 2005, the unit has saved him $5,000 a year in heating costs, or $75,000 over 15 years. “I’ve kept my oil furnace as a backup heating system. If my generator runs out of wood, it takes over. But that rarely happens—I still have oil in my tank from 2005,” says Mr. Raby.
Given the costs involved in maintaining his generator, this Stoke resident says he made the right choice. “Since 2005, I haven’t spent more than $500 in maintenance. I’ve never regretted my investment in the Sequoia energy generator,” concludes Mr. Raby.