Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $593,047

Lifetime energy cost savings: $1,044,325

Net lifetime savings: $451,278

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.8

Proposed max capacity: 1,051,404 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 18,892 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 159 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).