Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,383,777

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-1,042,835

Net lifetime savings: $-2,426,612

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.8

Proposed max capacity: 2,379,616 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 68,977 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 399 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).