Elevator Energy Cost Calculator

Annual energy cost from trips, floors, and car weight.

Rated load (kg)

Car weight (kg)

Rated speed (m/s)

Total travel height (m)

Trips per day

Electricity rate ($/kWh)

Drive efficiency

Regeneration (%)

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Annual energy cost ($)

$1,176.00

≈ 9 pairs of sneakers

Monthly cost ($)$98.00

Annual consumption (kWh)9,797

Monthly consumption (kWh)816

Cost per trip ($)$0.01

Peak motor power (kW)21

Daily consumption (kWh)26.8

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the Rated Load (kg), Car Weight (kg), and Rated Speed (m/s).
Set Total Travel Height (m) and Trips per Day.
Input your Electricity Rate ($/kWh) and Drive Efficiency (a decimal between 0.5 and 0.98, not a percentage).
Review Annual Energy Cost, Cost per Trip, and Peak Motor Power (kW) to benchmark against similar installations.
Use the Regeneration (%) input to model regenerative drive upgrades — modern drives can recover 20-35% of energy on descent.

How the result changes with Electricity rate ($/kWh)

Rated load (kg): Maximum rated passenger/cargo load in kilograms.
Car weight (kg): Weight of the empty elevator car.
Rated speed (m/s): Elevator rated travel speed.
Total travel height (m): Total height from lowest to highest stop.
Trips per day: Average number of one-way trips per day.
Electricity rate ($/kWh): Local electricity cost per kilowatt-hour.
Drive efficiency: Motor/drive system efficiency (0.60-0.70 geared, 0.80-0.95 gearless/VFD).
Regeneration (%): Energy recovered via regenerative drive (0% if none, 20-35% if equipped).

Annual energy cost ($): Total yearly electricity cost for operating the elevator.
Monthly cost ($): Average monthly energy cost.
Annual consumption (kWh): Total annual energy consumption in kilowatt-hours.
Monthly consumption (kWh): Average monthly energy consumption.
Cost per trip ($): Energy cost attributed to each one-way trip.
Peak motor power (kW): Maximum motor power demand during operation.
Daily consumption (kWh): Total daily energy including standby power.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Rated load (kg) = 2000, Car weight (kg) = 2500, Rated speed (m/s) = 2.5, Total travel height (m) = 30 = 8 input(s) provided
Calculate Annual energy cost
Annual energy cost = annualKwh * electricityRate
1176 = $1,176
Calculate Monthly cost
Monthly cost = annualCost / 12
98 = $98
Calculate Annual consumption
Annual consumption = totalDailyKwh * 365
9797 = 9797