Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $160,177

Net lifetime savings: $-432,870

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed max capacity: 962,388 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 22,240 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 140 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).