Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,581,459

Lifetime energy cost savings: $199,992

Net lifetime savings: $-1,381,467

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.1

Proposed max capacity: 2,489,017 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 90,155 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 431 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).