Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $289,960

Lifetime energy cost savings: $396,155

Net lifetime savings: $106,196

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed max capacity: 529,676 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 15,323 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 142 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).