Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,383,777

Lifetime energy cost savings: $536,115

Net lifetime savings: $-847,662

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.4

Proposed max capacity: 2,422,975 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 68,230 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 407 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).