Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $99,457

Net lifetime savings: $-98,226

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.5

Proposed max capacity: 465,306 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 14,155 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 81 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).