Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $280,130

Net lifetime savings: $82,447

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed max capacity: 481,768 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 12,352 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 80 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).