Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $395,365

Lifetime energy cost savings: $474,191

Net lifetime savings: $78,826

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.2

Proposed max capacity: 623,832 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 10,868 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 92 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).