Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $242,551

Lifetime energy cost savings: $326,769

Net lifetime savings: $84,218

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.3

Proposed max capacity: 443,074 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 19,390 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 119 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).