Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $103,887

Net lifetime savings: $-93,796

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.5

Proposed max capacity: 270,575 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 11,634 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 51 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).