Description
producedHeat = deliveredHeat/(1-lossFraction); losses = producedHeat*lossFraction; cost = producedHeat*productionPrice.
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.
producedHeat = deliveredHeat/(1-lossFraction); losses = producedHeat*lossFraction; cost = producedHeat*productionPrice.
When to use this tool
Use Heat Tariff Distribution Loss Share when checking one supplied energy-price normalization or cost contribution.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter deliveredHeat, lossFraction, productionPrice. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read producedHeat, losses, cost. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative deliveredHeat and lossFraction in [0,1). producedHeat = deliveredHeat/(1-lossFraction); losses = producedHeat*lossFraction; cost = producedHeat*productionPrice.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| deliveredHeat | Delivered Heat | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| lossFraction | Loss Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; strictly below 1. |
| productionPrice | Production Price | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| producedHeat | Produced Heat | Required. Finite number. |
| losses | Losses | Required. Finite number. |
| cost | Cost | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"deliveredHeat": 80,
"lossFraction": 0.2,
"productionPrice": 50
},
"output": {
"producedHeat": 100,
"losses": 20,
"cost": 5000
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The loss fraction is relative to produced heat, not delivered heat. Use a common heat unit; network physics, fixed costs and actual tariff rights are omitted.
- 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 Indexed Tariff One Factor Term
indexRatio = currentIndex/baseIndex; adjustedTariff = baseTariff*(1-fuelShare+fuelShare*indexRatio).
- Fuel Heat Price Reference Gap
deliveredPricePerHeat = pricePerFuelUnit/(heatPerFuelUnit*deliveredEfficiency); referenceGap subtracts suppliedReferencePricePerHeat.