Running cost analysis
Before starting the investment, perform an operating cost analysis!
Sometimes we do not have the opportunity to analyze the operating costs of the heating, cooling, ventilation, etc. system before implementing our investment.
Many factors can influence this situation:
- we don't have the right person to handle this
- we don't know where to start
- we do not participate in the process of selecting a solution for our facility
- sometimes we have no alternative, i.e. we lack e.g. electricity or gas and we do not have many options.
Our many years of experience show that unfortunately, analyses of system operating costs before the investment is still rare. This is unfortunately a big mistake, especially in larger systems.
Often, the owner of the facility is met with an unpleasant surprise after starting the system when it turns out that the system consumes very large amounts of energy, or a large part of the energy is wasted unnecessarily.
Think twice before you skip this important step in the investment process. Such an analysis really pays off!
After all, systems are designed for a minimum of 10-15 years. If the system is selected correctly, it can even serve for 20-25 years.
Of course, if we are not building for ourselves but for sale, e.g. residential buildings, we will always be mainly interested in the investment cost. However, if we are building for ourselves or we derive profits from rent or we have a production plant and operating costs are a key component of our fixed costs, it is worth conducting such an analysis.
It may turn out that the investment surplus will pay off after 2-3 years, and even if the payback period is 5-7 years, in the perspective of the system's lifespan of 15-20 years and constantly rising energy prices in a slightly longer perspective, this is very justified.
If you have doubts whether the designed system will work economically, think twice because you will suffer the consequences of your decision for many years.
Contact us, we will try to help you choose the most optimal solution in terms of both investment costs and operating costs.
We often participate in meetings with the investor and designer and advise on the selection of the most optimal solutions.
Many times it turned out that our sometimes seemingly minor changes in the design concept had a colossal impact on the later much lower operating costs and improved safety of the entire system.
Sometimes with the right approach you can achieve everything, i.e. similar investment costs, much lower operating costs and greater safety and great comfort.
Of course, ultimately many factors influence the final result, including:
- Annual heating, cooling and electricity demand of the facility
- Analysis of transitional periods which is also very important, if not crucial.
- System operation security in the event of a failure
- Diversification of energy sources
- Possibilities of energy transfer and heat recovery within the planned investment
- Occurrence of simultaneous demand for heating and cooling
- Availability of waste heat, e.g. from the production process
Below we present the results of a quick and simple analysis of operating costs, which you can perform yourself using our calculator.
Click the link below to perform your own calculations for your facility: KALKULATOR
The analysis below is of course simplified and indicative. In the case of a planned investment, the number of variables may be greater and the result may be slightly different, so if you are interested, we encourage you to contact us to analyze your case! Below we present an example analysis of annual operating costs for many standard systems available on the market based on the entered individual energy prices for the case of a specific investment.
In addition, we show a comparison of annual savings of selected modern systems compared to standard solutions. Thanks to this approach, we have many options to choose from and we do not have to limit ourselves to a single solution, but we can focus on the most optimal option tailored to our facility and our needs.
