Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $1,138,593

Lifetime energy cost savings: $236,639

Net lifetime savings: $-901,954

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.2

Proposed max capacity: 2,079,894 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 127,102 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 618 tons of pellets

This component calculates the potential change in heating oil usage from the installation of new biomass pellet boilers in non-residential buildings (assumed to heat 30% of non-residential square footage).