Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $2,767,554

Lifetime energy cost savings: $700,274

Net lifetime savings: $-2,067,280

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed max capacity: 4,544,910 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 82,221 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 674 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).