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Copper and Wire Price Sheet

Latest copper price to $/ft of metal by NEC conductor size, with an escalation-clause calculator for bids.

Inputs Copper and aluminum $/lb (defaults from FRED, overwrite with the COMEX settlement); Conductor size (#4 AWG to 600 kcmil copper, 4/0 to 900 kcmil aluminum) and run length
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Genset TCO

Ten-year cost of a standby or prime generator set: diesel vs gas vs dual fuel, fuel, maintenance, permitting, Tier 4 aftertreatment, run hours.

Inputs Rating (kW), fuel (diesel, gas, dual) and Tier 4 Final toggle; Run hours per year and average load
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Large-Load Interconnection Cost

MW and market to study fees, security deposit, minimum-bill exposure and realistic energization year, from the Large-Load Cost Table.

Inputs Market (15 utilities across PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO and the non-RTO Southeast and West); Requested MW
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Lead-Time-Adjusted Schedule

PO dates and equipment classes in; critical path, temporary-power cost and energization month out, using the Monitor's current published lead times.

Inputs Equipment lines: class, PO date, install weeks after delivery (add or remove lines); Target energization date
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PJM Capacity Charge Estimator

Peak load contribution and zone to the annual capacity charge at the 2025/26 to 2028/29 clearing prices, and what ELRP claws back.

Inputs PJM zone (Met-Ed, AEP, PPL, PECO, Duquesne) and peak load contribution at the meter (kW); Delivery year, 2025/26 to 2028/29
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Quote Check

Spec in (class, kVA or kW or sections, voltage, region), price band and published lead time out, from the Bid-Tab Price Book and the Lead-Time Monitor, with n and date.

Inputs Equipment class: pad-mount transformer, substation transformer, MV switchgear, diesel genset, chiller; Size (kVA, sections, kW or tons), voltage and region
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Tariff Exposure Calculator

HTS code plus country of origin to landed cost under Sections 232 and 301 and the current reciprocal schedule, with the Federal Register or CSMS citation and a checked-on date.

Inputs HTS heading (22 machinery and electrical lines) and country of origin (9); Declared customs value and entry date (before or after the Annex III sunset on Dec 31 2027)
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Transformer Sizing and Cost

Load, voltage class and impedance to MVA, price band from the Bid-Tab Price Book and published lead time from the Monitor.

Inputs Connected load, power factor, demand factor; Growth allowance and loading target
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