Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $100,585

Lifetime energy cost savings: $99,339

Net lifetime savings: $-1,246

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.0

Proposed max capacity: 183,741 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 10,366 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 55 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).