Industrial Heat Pumps & Electrified Thermal Systems worked example

Regulatory Burden at 110% share of fleet in scope of the regulation: a worked example

This scenario runs the regulatory burden calculation on the strong side: 110% share of fleet in scope of the regulation, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when engineering, project management, or compliance teams are budgeting pressure equipment, electrical, refrigerant, and customer documentation requirements.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Regulated units or compliance filings per year: 20 items (unchanged)
  • Compliance cost per filing or certified unit: 1,200 $ / item (unchanged)
  • Share of fleet in scope of the regulation: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed certification and documentation cost: 10,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable regulatory burden = regulated units or compliance filings × compliance cost per item × applicable compliance scope) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 36,400 $ for total regulatory burden, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,820 $ / item for compliance cost per item.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 26,400 $ for variable regulatory burden.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,000 $ for fixed certification and documentation cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of fleet in scope of the regulation sits at 100% and the headline result is 34,000 $, this scenario comes in 7.06% above the baseline at 36,400 $.
  • Use it when building a compliance budget, comparing refrigerant or equipment options on lifetime cost, or making an in-house-versus-outsourced certification decision. 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

  • Total regulatory burden: 36,400 $ (headline result)
  • Compliance cost per item: 1,820 $ / item
  • Variable regulatory burden: 26,400 $
  • Fixed certification and documentation cost: 10,000 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.