Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $153,555

Net lifetime savings: $-44,127

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.8

Proposed max capacity: 467,956 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 12,883 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 68 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).