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ENERGY & OPERATING COST

What does it cost to keep the load running?

Compare UPS input energy and conversion losses at the same steady output load. Use your own electricity price.

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2. Set your operating assumptions

Pre-filled defaults are example assumptions. Replace them with your actual output load, energy price and operating hours.

The example load is within the 25–100% load range of every selected minimum tested configuration. Replace it with your actual steady load.

Equipment load after the UPS, not its rated capacity.
Energy charge only. For example, 0.15 means 15¢/kWh.
8,760 = 24 hours a day for a 365-day year.
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Annual electricity estimates

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Schneider Electric

GVSUPS20KGS

20.0 kW minimum tested configuration
Tested model: GVSUPS20KGS

Estimated annual input electricity cost$13,759.16

UPS loss portion of that cost
$619.16/year
Load / minimum tested output
50.00%
Efficiency used
95.50%
Input power
10.471 kW
Conversion loss
0.471 kW
Annual input energy
91,727.75 kWh
Annual loss energy
4,127.75 kWh

Reported 50% load point. 10.000 kW load × 8,760.0 hours at $0.1500/kWh.

Test conditions & source points

Lowest input-dependency mode: Voltage and Frequency Independent.
Test input: 480 V / 60 Hz.
Test output: 480 V / 60 Hz.

Verified source efficiency points
LoadEfficiency
25%93.30%
50%95.50%
75%96.40%
100%96.80%

Original ENERGY STAR record ↗Snapshot: 2026-09-12

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What the estimate includes

Input power = output load ÷ efficiency. Conversion loss = input power − output load. Annual energy = power × operating hours; cost = energy × your USD/kWh price. The loss cost is part of the total input cost, not an additional charge.

Efficiency uses the source’s minimum-configuration, lowest input-dependency mode points at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% load. Between adjacent reported points we use linear interpolation. We never extrapolate or fill in missing points, and we do not use the weighted summary efficiency.

These are constant-load estimates, not measurements or promised savings. They exclude cooling, battery replacement, maintenance, financing, demand charges, taxes, variable tariffs and additional battery charging. Real load, battery state, configuration and operating mode can change actual consumption. This is not a runtime or equipment-sizing calculation.

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