Industrial Cybersecurity & OT Risk worked example

SCADA Outage Cost at 50% affected scada operating scope: a worked example

Suppose affected scada operating scope falls to 50%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate SCADA outage cost using outage hours, cost per hour, affected scope, and fixed recovery cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • SCADA outage hours: 10 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Operational cost per outage hour: 14,500 $ / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Affected SCADA operating scope: 50 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 70)
  • Fixed SCADA recovery cost: 22,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable SCADA outage cost = SCADA outage hours × operational cost per outage hour × affected SCADA operating scope.
  • Total SCADA outage cost works out to 94,500 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Operational cost per outage hour works out to 9,450 $ / hr at these inputs.
  • Variable SCADA outage cost works out to 72,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed SCADA recovery cost works out to 22,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where affected scada operating scope sits at 70% and the headline result is 123,500 $, this scenario comes in 23.48% below the baseline at 94,500 $.
  • It multiplies outage hours, hourly operational cost, and affected scope into a variable loss, then adds the fixed recovery cost. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Total SCADA outage cost: 94,500 $ (headline result)
  • Operational cost per outage hour: 9,450 $ / hr
  • Variable SCADA outage cost: 72,500 $
  • Fixed SCADA recovery cost: 22,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live SCADA Outage Cost calculator, set affected scada operating scope to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.