Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $395,365

Lifetime energy cost savings: $378,011

Net lifetime savings: $-17,354

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.0

Proposed max capacity: 523,531 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 12,440 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 91 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).