Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $210,035

Net lifetime savings: $12,353

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.1

Proposed max capacity: 207,104 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 5,045 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 30 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).