Industrial Gases & Cryogenic Systems worked example

Customer Tank Telemetry ROI with installed telemetry investment of 162,500 $: a worked example

This scenario runs the customer tank telemetry roi calculation on the strong side: installed telemetry investment of 162,500 $, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when evaluating telemetry for bulk tanks, microbulk vessels, dewars, CO2 tanks, LNG tanks, or remote customer gas storage.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Installed telemetry investment: 162,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 65,000)
  • Annual delivery and service savings: 36,000 $ / yr (unchanged)
  • Annual telemetry support cost: 7,200 $ / yr (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Net annual telemetry savings = annual delivery and service savings - annual telemetry support cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.64 yr for customer tank telemetry payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28,800 $ / yr for net annual telemetry savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 162,500 $ for installed telemetry investment.
  • At this operating point the engine returns -18,500 $ for five-year net telemetry benefit.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where installed telemetry investment sits at 65,000 $ and the headline result is 2.26 yr, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 5.64 yr.
  • Use it when deciding whether to install or expand remote tank monitoring on bulk customer tanks and you need a payback figure to defend the capital. 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

  • Customer tank telemetry payback period: 5.64 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual telemetry savings: 28,800 $ / yr
  • Installed telemetry investment: 162,500 $
  • Five-year net telemetry benefit: -18,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Customer Tank Telemetry ROI calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.