Payment Terminal & Retail Hardware worked example

Label Verification Load with verification station connected load of 30 kW: a worked example in payment terminal & retail hardware

This scenario runs the label verification load calculation on the strong side: verification station connected load of 30 kW, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when label verification load in payment terminal and retail hardware is up for an upgrade and you want a defensible savings story.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Verification station connected load: 30 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 12)
  • Verification station runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Terminals verified during runtime: 1,000 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total label verification load energy cost = label verification load connected load × label verification load runtime × blended electricity rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 240 kWh for label verification load energy used, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28.8 $ for total label verification load energy cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.03 $ / piece for energy cost per kwh.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.6 $ / hr for hourly label verification load energy cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where verification station connected load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 240 kWh.
  • Use it when allocating utility cost to the label-verification station, comparing station efficiency, or building the energy line of a per-terminal cost model. 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

  • Label verification load energy used: 240 kWh (headline result)
  • Total label verification load energy cost: 28.8 $
  • Energy cost per kWh: 0.03 $ / piece
  • Hourly label verification load energy cost: 3.6 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.