Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $228,567

Net lifetime savings: $30,885

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.2

Proposed max capacity: 466,701 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 16,443 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 79 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).