Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $3,162,919

Lifetime energy cost savings: $7,476,961

Net lifetime savings: $4,314,042

Benefit-cost ratio: 2.4

Proposed max capacity: 5,142,661 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 154,891 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 975 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).