Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-395,332

Net lifetime savings: $-988,379

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.7

Proposed max capacity: 903,989 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 26,238 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 152 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).