Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $2,767,554

Lifetime energy cost savings: $694,694

Net lifetime savings: $-2,072,860

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed max capacity: 4,510,787 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 75,450 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 669 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).