Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,581,459

Lifetime energy cost savings: $1,121,803

Net lifetime savings: $-459,656

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.7

Proposed max capacity: 2,760,220 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 101,747 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 451 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).