Modeled biomass pellet project

Capital cost: $389,357

Lifetime energy cost savings: $669,269

Net lifetime savings: $279,912

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.7

Proposed max capacity: 711,248 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 20,633 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 192 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).