Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $162,259

Net lifetime savings: $-35,424

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.8

Proposed max capacity: 436,196 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 9,465 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 75 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).