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2. Now you have the knowledge about how many kilowatts the compressor uses per
hour and how many cubic feet compressed air that is produced each hour. To be able
to calculate the cost of one cubic feet of compressed air you need to know how many
kWh it takes to produce one cubic feet compressed air.
3. In the last step you need to know the cost of electricity per kWh.
Number of kWh / cubic feet compressed air * cost per kWh = the cost per produced cubic
feet of compressed air.
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11/15/2018 How much does your compressed air cost?
The compressor uses 37 kWh and produces 214.7 cubic feet compressed air per minute.
The compressor uses 37 kWh and produces 6080 liters per minute.
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11/15/2018 How much does your compressed air cost?
The total cost of compressed air is therefore $0.3 USD per 1000 cf.
The total cost of compressed air is therefore 0.016 EUR per Nm3.
It is first when you have calculated the total amount of used compressed air during a
month or a year you actually understand the actual cost. Therefor it can be good to
measure how much compressed air is used and investigate the saving possibilities.
There are a lot of easy adjustments that will have large impact on the bottom line. It is
not just economic benefits for the company but also a good way to become more
climate friendly.
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