Commercial Kitchen Equipment worked example

Final Inspection Load with final inspection test-bench connected load of 15 kW: a worked example

This scenario runs the final inspection load calculation on the strong side: final inspection test-bench connected load of 15 kW, with every other input held at its documented default. estimating energy cost for final inspection and functional run testing

The inputs for this scenario

  • Final inspection test-bench connected load: 15 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 5.8)
  • Final inspection run-and-test runtime: 6 hr (unchanged)
  • Blended facility electricity rate: 0.15 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Equipment units inspected in the run: 42 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Final Inspection Load energy used = final inspection connected load × final inspection runtime) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 90 kWh for final inspection load energy used, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 13.5 $ for total final inspection load utility cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.32 $ / piece for final inspection load utility cost per equipment unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2.25 $ / hr for hourly final inspection load utility cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where final inspection test-bench connected load sits at 5.8 kW and the headline result is 34.8 kWh, this scenario comes in 159% above the baseline at 90 kWh.
  • Use it when budgeting a run-and-test cell, allocating energy cost into unit standard cost, or comparing inspection scheduling against time-of-use electricity rates. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • final inspection load energy used: 90 kWh (headline result)
  • total final inspection load utility cost: 13.5 $
  • final inspection load utility cost per equipment unit: 0.32 $ / piece
  • hourly final inspection load utility cost: 2.25 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.