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Annual storage demand savings calculator

Demand savings depend on the actual billed peak reduction and the number of eligible billing months.

SD=dP×rD×MS_{D} = \mathit{dP} \times r_{D} \times M

Calculator

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kW
$/kW-month
month/yr
$/yr

Worked example

Given

  • dP\mathit{dP} = 180 kW
  • rDr_{D} = 14 $/kW-month
  • MM = 6 month/yr
SD=180×14×6=15,120S_{D} = 180 \times 14 \times 6 = 15{,}120

Symbols and units

SymbolMeaningUnit
SDS_{D}annual demand-charge saving$/yr
dP\mathit{dP}reduction within billed peakkW
rDr_{D}monthly demand rate$/kW-month
MMmonths with credited reductionmonth/yr

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