Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $395,365

Lifetime energy cost savings: $287,794

Net lifetime savings: $-107,571

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.7

Proposed max capacity: 529,555 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 9,789 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 80 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).