Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $610,020

Net lifetime savings: $16,973

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.0

Proposed max capacity: 903,026 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 12,219 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 148 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).