Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $1,383,777

Lifetime energy cost savings: $342,641

Net lifetime savings: $-1,041,136

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.2

Proposed max capacity: 2,226,613 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 34,677 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 330 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).