Industrial Laundry, Uniform & Textile Rental Operations worked example
Dryer Energy Cost at 72% production scope charged to dryers: a worked example in industrial laundry, uniform & textile rental operations
Suppose production scope charged to dryers falls to 72%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate dryer energy cost from energy used, utility rate, production scope, and fixed dryer service cost for the period.
The inputs for this scenario
- Dryer energy used: 640 therms (held at the documented default)
- Energy cost per therm: 1.15 $ / therm (held at the documented default)
- Production scope charged to dryers: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
- Fixed dryer service cost: 450 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable dryer energy cost = dryer energy used × energy cost per therm × production scope charged to dryers.
- Total dryer energy cost works out to 980 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Dryer energy cost per therm used works out to 1.53 $ / therm at these inputs.
- Variable dryer energy cost works out to 530 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed dryer service cost works out to 450 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where production scope charged to dryers sits at 100% and the headline result is 1,186 $, this scenario comes in 17.38% below the baseline at 980 $.
- It computes total dryer energy cost by combining scope-adjusted variable gas spend with a fixed dryer service 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 dryer energy cost: 980 $ (headline result)
- Dryer energy cost per therm used: 1.53 $ / therm
- Variable dryer energy cost: 530 $
- Fixed dryer service cost: 450 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Dryer Energy Cost calculator, set production scope charged to dryers to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.