Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $216,538

Lifetime energy cost savings: $118,235

Net lifetime savings: $-98,303

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.5

Proposed max capacity: 395,555 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 30,970 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 118 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).