Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $34,265

Net lifetime savings: $-558,782

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.1

Proposed max capacity: 848,235 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 22,075 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 139 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).