Microgrid & Distributed Energy Equipment worked example

Cable Kit Completeness at 92% share of runs included: a worked example

Push share of runs included up to 92% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when a microgrid or distributed energy cable kit is being scoped and priced for a build or field install package.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cable runs in the kit: 100 runs (unchanged)
  • Cost per cable run: 45 $ / run (unchanged)
  • Share of runs included: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Fixed kitting and connector cost: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable cable kit cost = cable runs in the kit × cost per cable run × share of runs included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,390 $ for total cable kit cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43.9 $ / piece for cable kit cost per run.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,140 $ for variable cable kit cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed kitting and connector cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of runs included sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • It computes the variable cost of the cable runs you actually include, then adds the fixed kitting and connector cost to give a total kit cost and a cost per run. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Total cable kit cost: 4,390 $ (headline result)
  • Cable kit cost per run: 43.9 $ / piece
  • Variable cable kit cost: 4,140 $
  • Fixed kitting and connector cost: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.