Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $15,221,546

Lifetime energy cost savings: $10,100,610

Net lifetime savings: $-5,120,935

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.7

Proposed max capacity: 24,889,420 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 755,710 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 4,070 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).