Vending, Kiosk & Self-Service Equipment worked example
Cashless Compliance Load with cashless payment module connected load of 30 kW: a worked example
Push cashless payment module connected load up to 30 kW and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when cashless compliance load in vending, kiosk and self-service equipment is being quoted and energy is a real chunk of the vending, kiosk and self-service equipment cost stack.
The inputs for this scenario
- Cashless payment module connected load: 30 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 12)
- Daily module operating hours: 8 hr (unchanged)
- Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (unchanged)
- Transactions processed during runtime: 1,000 units (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Total cashless compliance load energy cost = cashless compliance load connected load × cashless compliance load runtime × blended electricity rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 240 kWh for cashless compliance load energy used, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 28.8 $ for total cashless compliance 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 cashless compliance load energy cost.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where cashless payment module connected load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 240 kWh.
- It computes the daily energy (kWh), total energy cost, hourly cost, and per-transaction cost of the cashless payment and telemetry hardware on a machine. 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
- Cashless compliance load energy used: 240 kWh (headline result)
- Total cashless compliance load energy cost: 28.8 $
- Energy cost per kWh: 0.03 $ / piece
- Hourly cashless compliance load energy cost: 3.6 $ / hr
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Cashless Compliance Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.