Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $438,260

Net lifetime savings: $-154,787

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.7

Proposed max capacity: 939,280 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 9,461 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 142 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).