Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $2,372,189

Lifetime energy cost savings: $937,861

Net lifetime savings: $-1,434,328

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.4

Proposed max capacity: 3,781,626 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 127,102 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 618 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).