Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $211,714

Lifetime energy cost savings: $304,813

Net lifetime savings: $93,099

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed max capacity: 386,743 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 12,737 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 104 tons of pellets

This component calculates the potential change in heating oil usage from the installation of new biomass pellet boilers in non-residential buildings (assumed to heat 30% of non-residential square footage).