Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,186,094

Lifetime energy cost savings: $299,712

Net lifetime savings: $-886,383

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed max capacity: 1,945,338 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 30,054 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 289 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).