Power4 — UPS-BESS Value Calculator

1 Your site, your numbers

System power rating (MW)

1.5 MW

Diesel price (USD per gallon)

$4.35

Diesel efficiency (kWh per gallon)

13.5

Spinning reserve hours (per day)

24 hr

Crisis events (per month)

Days of operation (per year)

365

Daily fuel consumption: UPS-BESS vs Diesel 24/7

Diesel 24/7 spinning reserve2,667 gal/day

P4 UPS-BESS (recharge only after events)35 gal/day

Includes ongoing standby auxiliary draw (cooling, controls, monitoring) plus average recharge across events

2 Daily & monthly position

Diesel cost / day

$11,600

Running 24/7 as spinning reserve

UPS-BESS recharge per event

$386

Diesel to fully refill battery (20% to 100%)

Daily savings

$11,449

Per site, average day across events & standby

Monthly savings

$348,242

~30 days of operation

Lifetime value delivered

Annual fuel savings $4.18M

5-year savings $20.9M

10-year savings $41.8M

Payback calculator

Once you have a Power4 quote, enter the system supply price below to see your exact payback period against the savings shown above.

Payback period 5.8 weeks

5-year net position +$20.5M

Power4 | power4.io | enquiries@power4.io | Calculations are indicative. Actual savings depend on site conditions, diesel logistics, and operating profile.

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