Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $194,629

Lifetime energy cost savings: $270,532

Net lifetime savings: $75,903

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed max capacity: 355,534 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 18,273 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 98 tons of pellets

This component calculates the potential change in heating oil usage from the installation of new biomass pellet boilers in non-residential buildings (assumed to heat 30% of non-residential square footage).