Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $3,953,648

Lifetime energy cost savings: $5,177,082

Net lifetime savings: $1,223,434

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.3

Proposed max capacity: 6,526,690 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 144,989 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 1,090 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).