Industrial Heat Pumps & Electrified Thermal Systems worked example

Regulatory Burden at 72% share of fleet in scope of the regulation: a worked example

This worked example runs the regulatory burden numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 72% share of fleet in scope of the regulation instead of the typical 100%. Estimate compliance cost for industrial heat pump projects from regulated items, cost per item, applicable scope, and fixed certification or documentation work.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Regulated units or compliance filings per year: 20 items (held at the documented default)
  • Compliance cost per filing or certified unit: 1,200 $ / item (held at the documented default)
  • Share of fleet in scope of the regulation: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed certification and documentation cost: 10,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable regulatory burden = regulated units or compliance filings × compliance cost per item × applicable compliance scope.
  • Total regulatory burden works out to 27,280 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Compliance cost per item works out to 1,364 $ / item at these inputs.
  • Variable regulatory burden works out to 17,280 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed certification and documentation cost works out to 10,000 $ at these inputs.

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 19.76% below the baseline at 27,280 $.
  • Use it when building a compliance budget, comparing refrigerant or equipment options on lifetime cost, or making an in-house-versus-outsourced certification decision. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Total regulatory burden: 27,280 $ (headline result)
  • Compliance cost per item: 1,364 $ / item
  • Variable regulatory burden: 17,280 $
  • Fixed certification and documentation cost: 10,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Regulatory Burden calculator, set share of fleet in scope of the regulation to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.