Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $944,739

Lifetime energy cost savings: $706,823

Net lifetime savings: $-237,916

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.7

Proposed max capacity: 1,725,777 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 48,548 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 465 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).