Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE wood stove

Pacific Energy publishes no heating area for the Neo 2.5 LE; it gives 85,000 BTU/h (peak output on cordwood). The firebox holds 2.2 cubic feet, #11 by size of the 20 stoves listed here, and particulate emissions are 2 g/h, 100% of the EPA's 2 g/h limit.

1Heating area No area published
2Output 85,000 BTU/h
3Firebox 2.2 cu ft
4Particulate 2 g/h

Specification	Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE
Heating area	No area published
Output	85,000 BTU/h (peak output on cordwood); 60,000 BTU/h on EPA test fuel
Efficiency	72% HHV (HHV efficiency)
Particulate emissions	2 g/h
Firebox	2.2 cu ft
Log length	up to 18 in
Flue	6 in
Weight	460 lb (stove weight)
Burn time	Not published

Published output of the Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE and the four listed stoves closest to it. Makers define the figure differently (maximum, top of the EPA test range, or constant output on High); each stove's page says which. Bars to scale from zero.

What the Neo 2.5 LE heats

Without a published area, compare the output with the heat a house needs. Estimated loss on a 0°F night (from average-winter use):

Floor area	1970s house, Oregon	Pre-1950, North Dakota	Within 85,000 BTU/h?
1,000 sq ft	15,024	19,224	Both
1,500 sq ft	22,537	28,836	Both
2,000 sq ft	30,049	38,448	Both
2,500 sq ft	37,561	48,061	Both

These are estimates from average use, not a heat-loss calculation of a real house, and a stove heats the room it stands in first.

Wood it burns in a winter

With its published 72% efficiency and a 1,500 sq ft example house, heating 1,500 sq ft (built in the 1970s) on generic 20 million Btu cords takes about 3.0 cords in Oregon and 5.3 cords in North Dakota. It takes logs up to 18 in, so standard 16-inch face-cord wood fits; University of Maryland Extension suggests cutting wood about 3 inches shorter than the firebox.

The species that burn best in any stove are the dense hardwoods Utah State rates excellent overall: osage-orange (30.5), black locust (28.3), white oak (27.9), apple (27), bur oak (26.3) million Btu per cord. Burn them dry; see how to season firewood.

Emissions and EPA rules

At 2 g/h the Neo 2.5 LE is 100% of the EPA's May 15, 2020 limit of 2 g/h and 80% of the 2.5 g/h limit for stoves certified on cord wood. It burns without a catalyst. The EPA rules guide explains the limits.

Similar stoves

Drolet Myriad III: 90,000 BTU/h, 900–2,300 sq ft
Osburn 2000: 75,000 BTU/h, 500–2,100 sq ft
Pacific Energy Super LE: 72,000 BTU/h, Up to 2,000 sq ft
Pacific Energy Summit LE: 99,000 BTU/h, No area published

Source: Pacific Energy, Neo 2.5 LE product page (Technical Data section; the description says 2.5 cubic feet), checked 2026-10-20. Ratings are the maker's own; installation clearances and permits follow the installation manual and local code. See the methodology.