DrivesMag DASH software is a comprehensive financial analysis tool, intended for use by energy engineers, consultants and sophisticated users to estimate the return on investment opportunities that drives may represent in a project.
DASH returns a complete report of the investment and expected returns associate with drives including:
Annual Energy Usage:
What is it? Total projected kilowatt hours consumed by both the existing and upgraded systems.
What to expect? View projected kilowatts hours consumed by the existing system here.
Annual Energy Cost:
What is it? Total projected cost of electricity consumed by the existing and upgraded systems.
What to expect? View projected cost of electricity consumed by the existing and upgraded systems here.
Total Upgrade Cost:
What is it? A summation of the hardware and installtion costs of the upgraded drive system.
What to expect? View the summation of the hardware and installation costs of the upgraded systems here.
Energy Saved in kW hours:
What is it? Projected savings in energy (kilowatt hours) between the existing and upgraded systems.
What to expect? DASH calculates this figure. View the projected savings in energy (kilowatt hours) between the existing and upgraded systems. This is a positive number if the new system utilizing drives consumes less energy than the existing system.
Energy Saved as a %:
What is it? Projected savings in % between the existing and upgraded systems.
What to expect? DASH calculates this figure. View the projected savings between the existing and upgraded systems as a % of the existing system.
Energy Saved in $$$:
What is it? Projected savings in US dollars between the existing and upgraded systems.
What to expect? DASH calculates this figure. View the projected savings between the existing and upgraded systems as a dollar value.
Payback in months:
What is it? Projected number of months in which the cost to upgrade to the new drive system is returned through energy savings.
What to expect? DASH calculates this figure. View the projected number of months in which the cost ot upgrade is returned through energy savings.
IRR (Internal Rate of Return):
What is it? The internal rate of return of the upgraded systems when compared to the existing system.
What to expect? Most companies have a minimum rate of return they like to see on capital improvements. DASH calculates this value for use in evaluating the projects return vs. a company's established internal rate.
NPV (Net Present Value):
What is it? Projected value of the upgraded based on discounted additional cash flows generated from energy savings.
What to expect? DASH calculates this value using the cash flows based on the cost of electricity and the projected energy savings from the upgrade. DASH assumes a 15 year life cycle, a discount rate based on the historical annual return of the stock market and a growth rate to keep pace with inflation.