Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $252,422

Net lifetime savings: $-340,625

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.4

Proposed max capacity: 1,015,080 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 33,407 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 166 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).