Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $337,793

Net lifetime savings: $-255,254

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.6

Proposed max capacity: 1,042,579 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 19,141 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 157 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).