Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $12,256,309

Lifetime energy cost savings: $3,585,951

Net lifetime savings: $-8,670,359

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed max capacity: 20,218,408 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 422,819 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 3,425 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).