Biomass Resource Assessment Part I - Gainesville Regional Utilities

Table 33. Concentration yard costs.Cost per YearProduction ExpensesPurchase of Wood/Tipping Fees $0Fuel $81,754Equipment R & M $37,200Equipment Rental $0Equipment Depreciation $136,286Payroll $150,610Payroll Taxes $14,082Employee Benefits incl. WC ins. $30,923Contract Trucking $0Waste Disposal $15,000Crew Travel $0Miscellaneous $0TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES $465,854SITE EXPENSESTelephone $4,000Bldg./Site Maintenance $3,000Utilities $5,000Outside ServicesProperty Taxes $14,616Sote Rent-15 acres $1,000office Equipment Depreciation $500BondingPermits and Licenses $300Fuel TestingMiscellaneousTOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES $28,416TOTAL EXPENSES $494,270Budgets were developed on the total operating cost of a concentration yard. Thesebudgets use the estimate of four employees, 12 hours per day operation, 5 days per week, locatedon 15 acres of rented land zoned agricultural, and the ability to handle 300,000 green tons peryear. Table 33 shows estimated expenses for operating this concentration yard.The total expenses are estimated to be about $500,000 per year to operate thisconcentration yard. To estimate the impact in cost per ton, some assumption of total tons mustbe assumed.92