Payment Terminal & Retail Hardware worked example

Compliance Certification Load with certification rig connected load of 6 kW: a worked example

This worked example runs the compliance certification load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: certification rig connected load of 6 kW instead of the typical 12 kW. Estimate compliance certification load for payment terminal and retail hardware using production-ready inputs so teams can budget energy cost, compare equipment settings, or include electricity in the quote.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Certification rig connected load: 6 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
  • Certification test runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Terminals processed during runtime: 1,000 units (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total compliance certification load energy cost = compliance certification load connected load × compliance certification load runtime × blended electricity rate.
  • Compliance certification load energy used works out to 48 kWh at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Total compliance certification load energy cost works out to 5.76 $ at these inputs.
  • Energy cost per kWh works out to 0.01 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Hourly compliance certification load energy cost works out to 0.72 $ / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where certification rig connected load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 48 kWh.
  • Use it when budgeting cert-lab electricity, quoting energy cost into a terminal's landed cost, or comparing in-house certification against an outside test house. 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

  • Compliance certification load energy used: 48 kWh (headline result)
  • Total compliance certification load energy cost: 5.76 $
  • Energy cost per kWh: 0.01 $ / piece
  • Hourly compliance certification load energy cost: 0.72 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Compliance Certification Load calculator, set certification rig connected load to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.