Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $197,682

Lifetime energy cost savings: $69,826

Net lifetime savings: $-127,856

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.4

Proposed max capacity: 271,201 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 7,828 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 44 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).