Load factor calculator
Does your business use power steadily or in short peaks? Enter figures from one billing period to calculate your load factor and understand what suppliers are pricing.
Your load factor
Enter the kilowatt-hours, the peak kW and the days in the period; all three are printed on a commercial bill.
An estimate from the figures you enter. Your bill is the authoritative source. Voltcheckr LLC is a registered electricity broker (Texas PUCT Broker Registration BR260102), not a utility and not a supplier.
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What it means
Load factor at a glance
Load factor equals the kilowatt-hours used in a period divided by the peak kilowatts times the hours in the period, expressed as a percent. To illustrate the range (illustrative figures, not published statistics): a cold-storage warehouse running around the clock might sit near 80 percent, while a church that fills on Sunday might sit under 20 percent. Standardized supplier offers price how much power a business uses, not how steadily it uses it; an account with a low load factor is often priced through a custom quote, where the supplier sees the shape of the load.
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Start with your business ZIP.
Add your usage and when you need service.
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Put the offers side by side.
Check the rate, contract length and what is included.
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Choose with the terms in view.
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Who does what
Why use a broker?
You choose the supplier. Your utility continues delivering power.
How we're paid
No separate fee: suppliers pay us a commission when a contract is signed.
Why use Voltcheckr
Bring your comparison into one place. We help you review available supplier offers, check what each includes and understand the terms before you choose.
How we handle data
We use your bill and usage to prepare your quote, and share them with suppliers only with your authorization. We never sell your data.
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Broker disclosure: Voltcheckr LLC is an independent energy broker (Texas PUCT Broker Registration BR260102), not an energy supplier, with no affiliated supplier. The supplier you choose pays us a referral commission, and you contract directly with that supplier. You can stop using Voltcheckr at any time at no cost. By continuing you acknowledge our broker disclosures.
Load factor questions
What is a good load factor?
There is no single good number, because load factor describes the shape of a load rather than its size. A higher figure means steadier use, and suppliers generally see a steadier account as easier to price, all else equal; a lower figure means the peak is far above the average and the delivery utility's demand charge weighs more.
Where do I find peak kW?
On the delivery portion of the bill, labeled billed demand, maximum demand or kW. Use the same billing period for the kWh and the kW, or the result mixes two months.
Why does load factor matter when shopping for a supply contract?
Standardized supplier offers assume a typical shape for the rate class. A business whose load is much steadier or much spikier than typical is often priced more accurately when a supplier sees the account itself, which is what a custom quote does.
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