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Free to use. Pro saves inputs and exports.Copper and Wire Price Sheet
Latest copper price to $/ft of metal by NEC conductor size, with an escalation-clause calculator for bids.
Inputs: Copper and aluminum $/lb (defaults from FRED, overwrite with the COMEX settlement), Conductor size (#4 AWG to 600 kcmil copper, 4/0 to 900 kcmil aluminum) and run length, Escalation clause: line price at bid, index at bid and at PO, copper share or pounds, deadband. Defaults from the Public Bid-Tab Price Book.
Open the calculatorGenset TCO
Ten-year cost of a standby or prime generator set: diesel vs gas vs dual fuel, fuel, maintenance, permitting, Tier 4 aftertreatment, run hours.
Inputs: Rating (kW), fuel (diesel, gas, dual) and Tier 4 Final toggle, Run hours per year and average load, Fuel price (diesel default from EIA via FRED; gas from your contract) and fuel use from the spec sheet. Defaults from the Public Bid-Tab Price Book.
Open the calculatorLarge-Load Interconnection Cost
MW and market to study fees, security deposit, minimum-bill exposure and realistic energization year, from the Large-Load Cost Table.
Inputs: Market (15 utilities across PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO and the non-RTO Southeast and West), Requested MW, Your demand charge ($/kW-month) to dollarize the minimum bill. Defaults from the Large-Load Cost Table.
Open the calculatorLead-Time-Adjusted Schedule
PO dates and equipment classes in; critical path, temporary-power cost and energization month out, using the Monitor's current published lead times.
Inputs: Equipment lines: class, PO date, install weeks after delivery (add or remove lines), Target energization date, Temporary power kW and your rental rate ($/kW-month). Defaults from the Lead-Time Monitor.
Open the calculatorPJM Capacity Charge Estimator
Peak load contribution and zone to the annual capacity charge at the 2025/26 to 2028/29 clearing prices, and what ELRP claws back.
Inputs: PJM zone (Met-Ed, AEP, PPL, PECO, Duquesne) and peak load contribution at the meter (kW), Delivery year, 2025/26 to 2028/29, EDC loss multiplier, with published values for Met-Ed and AEP Ohio. Defaults from the Large-Load Cost Table.
Open the calculatorQuote Check
Spec in (class, kVA or kW or sections, voltage, region), price band and published lead time out, from the Bid-Tab Price Book and the Lead-Time Monitor, with n and date.
Inputs: Equipment class: pad-mount transformer, substation transformer, MV switchgear, diesel genset, chiller, Size (kVA, sections, kW or tons), voltage and region, Your quote (optional). Defaults from the Public Bid-Tab Price Book.
Open the calculatorTariff Exposure Calculator
HTS code plus country of origin to landed cost under Sections 232 and 301 and the current reciprocal schedule, with the Federal Register or CSMS citation and a checked-on date.
Inputs: HTS heading (22 machinery and electrical lines) and country of origin (9), Declared customs value and entry date (before or after the Annex III sunset on Dec 31 2027), Optional: Section 232 dutiable share, USMCA or KORUS qualification, US-melted metal, freight and brokerage. Defaults from the Public Bid-Tab Price Book.
Open the calculatorTransformer Sizing and Cost
Load, voltage class and impedance to MVA, price band from the Bid-Tab Price Book and published lead time from the Monitor.
Inputs: Connected load, power factor, demand factor, Growth allowance and loading target, Redundancy (N, N+1, 2N). Defaults from the Public Bid-Tab Price Book.
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