Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,383,777

Lifetime energy cost savings: $1,643,408

Net lifetime savings: $259,631

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.2

Proposed max capacity: 2,248,876 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 57,506 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 327 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).