Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $793,179

Net lifetime savings: $200,132

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.3

Proposed max capacity: 825,301 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 18,486 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 138 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).