Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $150,154

Net lifetime savings: $-47,529

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.8

Proposed max capacity: 334,074 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 10,366 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 55 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).