Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $748,256

Net lifetime savings: $155,209

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.3

Proposed max capacity: 935,727 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 19,423 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 161 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).