Carbon Capture & CO₂ Compression Equipment worked example

Compliance Reporting Load with monitoring and reporting electrical load of 6 kW: a worked example in carbon capture & co₂ compression equipment

This worked example runs the compliance reporting load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: monitoring and reporting electrical load of 6 kW instead of the typical 12 kW. Estimate energy cost for monitoring, metering, analyzer, data-acquisition, and reporting systems that support carbon capture compliance or MRV records.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Monitoring and reporting electrical load: 6 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
  • Reporting and monitoring system runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Electricity price: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Reportable CO₂ captured basis: 1,000 t CO₂ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Compliance reporting energy cost = monitoring and reporting load × reporting system runtime × electricity price.
  • Compliance reporting energy cost works out to 5.76 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Monitoring and reporting energy used works out to 48 kWh at these inputs.
  • Reporting energy cost per tonne CO₂ works out to 0.01 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Hourly reporting energy cost works out to 0.72 $ / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where monitoring and reporting electrical load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 11.52 $, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 5.76 $.
  • Use it to allocate MRV energy overhead per tonne of captured CO₂, budget monitoring-system power, or compare reporting setups. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Compliance reporting energy cost: 5.76 $ (headline result)
  • Monitoring and reporting energy used: 48 kWh
  • Reporting energy cost per tonne CO₂: 0.01 $ / piece
  • Hourly reporting energy cost: 0.72 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Compliance Reporting Load calculator, set monitoring and reporting electrical load to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.