Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $289,555

Net lifetime savings: $91,873

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.5

Proposed max capacity: 456,245 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 14,328 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 79 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).