Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $266,938

Net lifetime savings: $69,256

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed max capacity: 466,838 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 17,060 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 78 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).