Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $152,310

Lifetime energy cost savings: $128,703

Net lifetime savings: $-23,607

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.8

Proposed max capacity: 278,229 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 11,649 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 75 tons of pellets

This component calculates the potential change in heating oil usage from the installation of new biomass pellet boilers in non-residential buildings (assumed to heat 30% of non-residential square footage).