Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $333,300

Net lifetime savings: $135,617

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.7

Proposed max capacity: 437,711 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 43,796 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 66 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).