Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $264,430

Net lifetime savings: $66,748

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.3

Proposed max capacity: 479,511 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 20,121 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 78 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).