Description
Return pricePerEnergy = pricePerMass/energyPerMass, with both input denominators using the same mass unit.
Energy price comparisons require consistent delivered or input energy units, efficiency, calorific basis and reporting period. Dividing by efficiency increases the input needed for a delivered unit; nominal price differences alone need not represent a saving.
Return pricePerEnergy = pricePerMass/energyPerMass, with both input denominators using the same mass unit.
When to use this tool
Use Fuel Heat Content Price Factor when checking one supplied energy-price normalization or cost contribution.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter pricePerMass, energyPerMass. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read pricePerEnergy. Use the output convention below.
Require positive energyPerMass. Return pricePerEnergy = pricePerMass/energyPerMass, with both input denominators using the same mass unit.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| pricePerMass | Price Per Mass | Required. Finite number. |
| energyPerMass | Energy Per Mass | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| pricePerEnergy | Price Per Energy | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"pricePerMass": 60,
"energyPerMass": 30
},
"output": {
"pricePerEnergy": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Signed prices are permitted. Heating value, moisture basis and delivered efficiency are not inferred or verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the full tariff, operating profile and cost boundary when assessing real bills, investments or load-shifting decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Fuel Heat Price Reference Gap
deliveredPricePerHeat = pricePerFuelUnit/(heatPerFuelUnit*deliveredEfficiency); referenceGap subtracts suppliedReferencePricePerHeat.
- Fuel Indexed Tariff One Factor Term
indexRatio = currentIndex/baseIndex; adjustedTariff = baseTariff*(1-fuelShare+fuelShare*indexRatio).