Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $7,758

Lifetime energy cost savings: $10,452

Net lifetime savings: $2,694

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.3

Proposed max capacity: 14,172 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 456 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 4 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).