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Operator Support Equipment Load with operator support equipment connected load of 14 kW: a worked example

Push operator support equipment connected load up to 14 kW and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an operations manager is estimating utility load from operator support equipment during GMP production shifts

The inputs for this scenario

  • Operator support equipment connected load: 14 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 5.5)
  • Operator support equipment runtime: 160 hr (unchanged)
  • Blended GMP utility rate: 0.16 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Batches or unit operations supported: 40 operations (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Operator support equipment energy cost = connected load × runtime × GMP utility rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 358 $ energy for operator support equipment energy cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,240 kWh for operator support equipment energy used.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8.96 $ / operation for support equipment energy cost per operation.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2.24 $ / hr for hourly support equipment energy cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where operator support equipment connected load sits at 5.5 kW and the headline result is 141 $ energy, this scenario comes in 155% above the baseline at 358 $ energy.
  • It computes the energy cost of operator support equipment from connected load, runtime, and the GMP utility rate, then splits that cost across the batches or unit operations supported. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Operator support equipment energy cost: 358 $ energy (headline result)
  • Operator support equipment energy used: 2,240 kWh
  • Support equipment energy cost per operation: 8.96 $ / operation
  • Hourly support equipment energy cost: 2.24 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Operator Support Equipment Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.