Vending, Kiosk & Self-Service Equipment worked example

Cashless Compliance Load with cashless payment module connected load of 6 kW: a worked example

Suppose cashless payment module connected load falls to 6 kW. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate cashless compliance load for vending, kiosk and self-service equipment using production-ready inputs so teams can budget energy cost, compare equipment settings, or include electricity in the quote.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cashless payment module connected load: 6 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
  • Daily module operating hours: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Transactions 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 cashless compliance load energy cost = cashless compliance load connected load × cashless compliance load runtime × blended electricity rate.
  • Cashless compliance load energy used works out to 48 kWh at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Total cashless compliance 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 cashless compliance 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 cashless payment module connected load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 48 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. 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

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

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.