Home Electrical Load Growth Calculator
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Home Electrical Load Growth Calculator
Estimate your home's future electrical load based on current consumption, annual growth rate, and projection period.
Current Annual Electrical Load (kWh/year)
Annual Load Growth Rate (%)
Projection Period (years)
Electricity Rate ($/kWh)
Calculate
function homCalc() { var resultDiv = document.getElementById('hom-result'); var currentLoad = parseFloat(document.getElementById('hom-current-load').value); var growthRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('hom-growth-rate').value); var years = parseInt(document.getElementById('hom-years').value); var rate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('hom-rate').value);
// Input validation if (isNaN(currentLoad) || currentLoad Please enter a valid current annual load greater than 0.'; return; } if (isNaN(growthRate)) { resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Please enter a valid annual growth rate.'; return; } if (isNaN(years) || years 50) { resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Please enter a projection period between 1 and 50 years.'; return; } if (isNaN(rate) || rate Please enter a valid electricity rate (>= 0).'; return; }
var r = growthRate / 100.0;
// Future load: F = P * (1 + r)^n var futureLoad = currentLoad * Math.pow(1 + r, years);
// Total cumulative energy consumed over n years (geometric series) // Sum = P * [(1+r)^n - 1] / r if r != 0 // Sum = P * n if r == 0 var totalEnergy; if (Math.abs(r) ' + y + '' + yLoad.toFixed(0) + '$' + yCost.toFixed(2) + ''; } if (years > 20) { tableRows += '... (showing first 20 of ' + years + ' years)'; var yLoad = currentLoad * Math.pow(1 + r, years); var yCost = yLoad * rate; tableRows += '' + years + '' + yLoad.toFixed(0) + '$' + yCost.toFixed(2) + ''; }
resultDiv.innerHTML = '### Results ' + '' + 'MetricValue' + 'Current Annual Load' + currentLoad.toFixed(0) + ' kWh/yr' + 'Future Annual Load (Year ' + years + ')' + futureLoad.toFixed(0) + ' kWh/yr' + 'Load Increase' + loadIncrease.toFixed(0) + ' kWh/yr (' + loadIncreasePercent.toFixed(1) + '%)' + 'Average Annual Load Over Period' + avgAnnualLoad.toFixed(0) + ' kWh/yr' + 'Total Cumulative Energy (' + years + ' yrs)' + totalEnergy.toFixed(0) + ' kWh' + 'Current Annual Cost$' + currentAnnualCost.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Future Annual Cost (Year ' + years + ')$' + futureAnnualCost.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Total Cumulative Cost (' + years + ' yrs)$' + totalCumulativeCost.toFixed(2) + '' + '' + '#### Year-by-Year Projection ' + '' + 'YearLoad (kWh/yr)Annual Cost' + tableRows + ''; }
#### Formulas Used
Future Load: F = P × (1 + r)n
Total Cumulative Energy (r ≠ 0): Etotal = P × [(1 + r)n − 1] / r
Total Cumulative Energy (r = 0): Etotal = P × n
Annual Cost: Cost = Load (kWh) × Rate ($/kWh)
Where: P = current annual load (kWh/yr), r = annual growth rate (decimal), n = number of years
#### Assumptions & References
- Reference: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS).
- Reference: IEEE Std 141 (Red Book) — Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants (load growth methodology).
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