Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $118,959

Net lifetime savings: $-78,723

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.6

Proposed max capacity: 179,276 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 3,258 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 27 cords

This component calculates the potential change in heating oil usage from the installation of new cordwood boilers in non-residential buildings (assumed to heat 30% of non-residential square footage).