Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-22,458

Net lifetime savings: $-220,140

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.1

Proposed max capacity: 453,593 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 14,927 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 74 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).