Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $395,365

Lifetime energy cost savings: $148,595

Net lifetime savings: $-246,770

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.4

Proposed max capacity: 693,853 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 13,370 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 102 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).