Modeled biomass cordwood project

Capital cost: $2,372,189

Lifetime energy cost savings: $1,531,734

Net lifetime savings: $-840,455

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.6

Proposed max capacity: 3,951,727 mmbtu/hr

Area heated: 133,661 sqft

Fuel consumed per year: 704 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).