Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $83,882

Lifetime energy cost savings: $120,570

Net lifetime savings: $36,689

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed max capacity: 153,228 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 5,368 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 41 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).