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Model tariffs, consumption, fuel energy and the value of efficiency changes.

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Equipment Electricity Cost

Estimate electricity use from input power, equipment count and operating time. Apply your energy rate and a separately entered monthly charge.

Use equipment electricity cost →

Renewable Generation Value

Split entered generation into on-site use and export. Show export income separately from avoided grid purchases.

Use renewable generation value →

Energy Unit Conversion

Convert an energy quantity between kWh, joules, megajoules, International Table Btu and a declared therm convention. Keep energy separate from power.

Use energy unit conversion →

Power Conversion

Convert a known power value between watts (W), kilowatts (kW), mechanical horsepower (hp) and Btu IT per hour. Calculating electrical power from volts and amps is a different task that may also need power factor and phase details.

Use power conversion →

Commercial Electricity Bill

Model one billing period with two sequential energy tiers, an entered billable demand, one fixed charge and a stated tax rule.

Use commercial electricity bill →

Battery Runtime Scenario

Apply usable share and one-way conversion efficiency to nominal DC energy, then divide available AC energy by a constant AC load.

Use battery runtime scenario →

Fuel Cost per Input Energy

Turn your fuel unit price and heat content into input-energy cost, including a separate delivered-purchase perspective.

Use fuel cost per input energy →

Useful Heating Cost

Use an entered output/input efficiency and matching fuel heat content to estimate metered fuel use and annual operating cost.

Use useful heating cost →

Heat Pump vs Boiler Cost

Hold useful heat constant, apply an entered seasonal COP and boiler efficiency, then compare rounded energy and fixed operating costs.

Use heat pump vs boiler cost →

Capital Project NPV, IRR & Payback

Compare three year-end project cash flows using NPV, year-end recovery checkpoints and an IRR only when the numerical method supports it.

Use capital project npv, irr & payback →

Battery Arbitrage Scenario

Price one supplied charge/discharge cycle after round-trip loss and a user-stated degradation allowance, then extend it over counted cycles.

Use battery arbitrage scenario →

Fuel Volume to Energy

Convert a liquid volume to litres, then apply your supplied fuel heat content on its stated gross or net basis.

Use fuel volume to energy →

Solar Simple Payback

Calculate annual value from supplied self-use and export quantities, then compare positive net savings with net installed cost.

Use solar simple payback →

Boiler Blowdown Energy Scenario

Thermal energy above the makeup state is blowdown kilograms × (blowdown enthalpy − makeup enthalpy) ÷ 3,600, giving kWh from kJ.

Use boiler blowdown energy scenario →

Cooling Tower Water Balance

Accounted makeup requirement is the sum of evaporation, blowdown, drift, leakage and overflow during one common period.

Use cooling tower water balance →

Ideal Flash Steam Fraction

Ideal flash mass fraction = (initial liquid enthalpy − final saturated-liquid enthalpy) ÷ (final saturated-vapor enthalpy − final saturated-liquid enthalpy).

Use ideal flash steam fraction →

Measured Heat Pump COP

Coefficient of performance is useful heating or cooling output divided by electrical input on matching energy and time boundaries.

Use measured heat pump cop →

Before you use these calculations

Distinguish electrical input from useful mechanical or thermal output.

Use the actual billing period, tariff components and demand basis.

Keep projected savings separate from measured savings after installation.

Start with the example, replace the assumptions with your measurements, then change one input to see its effect. Save or export the scenario if you need to keep its basis.

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