Estimate orchard operating energy cost for irrigation pumps, fans, cooling, or other equipment. Enter electrical load, runtime per event, event count, additional energy use, electricity price, and orchard area. The calculator returns total cost, kilowatt-hours, cost per acre, and average cost per event.
The main result is variable electricity expense for the modeled activity. Per-acre and per-event results help compare blocks or schedules.
Fixed fees, demand charges, fuel, power-factor penalties, and time-of-use price changes are excluded unless folded into the entered rate or additional energy.
An 18 kW load running 8 hours for 24 events uses 3,456 kWh. Adding 500 kWh gives 3,956 kWh; at $0.15/kWh, cost is $593.40, or $14.84 per acre over 40 acres.
No. Enter measured or estimated electrical kilowatts while the equipment operates.
Include electricity not represented by the main load times runtime, such as cooling or controls.
No. Add demand charges separately unless your entered effective rate already includes them.
The calculator can still price any additional kilowatt-hours entered.
Yes. Calculate each block separately and compare energy cost per acre using consistent boundaries.
| Input | Meaning | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment load | Average electrical demand while operating. | kW |
| Runtime per event | Hours the main equipment runs each event. | hours |
| Number of events | Irrigation cycles or other operating events. | events |
| Additional energy | Other orchard energy not captured by the main load. | kWh |
| Electricity price | Variable delivered energy price. | $/kWh |
| Orchard area | Area served by the entered energy use. | acres |