Find the ideal generator for your home or business
Select your teams and American Energy will recommend that the power generator is ideal for your estimated consumption.
How to use the Energy Calculator?
Our Energy Calculator helps you to identify the ideal generator for your home, business or project in a few minutes. Just select the electrical devices you want to back up during a power outage, and the tool will automatically calculate the power required to operate safely.
The calculator considers the estimated consumption of each equipment, the load of engine start and a margin of safety to provide a recommendation to be more precise. At the end, you'll get a hint of the energy generator that best fits your needs.
Steps to use the calculator
- Select the computers that you want to feed it to the generator.
- Adjusts the amount of each computer, if necessary.
- Add custom equipment if you do not appear in the list.
- Check out the total consumption estimated and the recommended capacity.
- Query builder suggested, according to your energy requirements.
- Request a custom quote directly from the calculator.
Benefits of using the calculator
- Get a recommendation fast and accurate.
- Avoid buying a generator with insufficient capacity.
- Considered to be loads of boot and margin of safety.
- Ideal for homes, businesses, offices and industries.
- Facilitates the selection of the right equipment for every need.
Why is it important to correctly calculate the capacity?
Choose a generator that is too small can cause overloads and faults in the connected equipment. On the other hand, a generator, oversized may represent unnecessary investment. Use a calculator electricity consumption allows you to find the right balance and select an efficient team to maintain the continuity of your operations during any power outage.
Frequently asked questions about the calculator
How to calculate what generator do I need?
Add up the watts of all the equipment that you will use simultaneously, considers the load of starting of motors (up to 2-3 times their normal consumption) and add a margin of safety of 20% to 30%. Our calculator performs this calculation automatically.
What is the starting load on a generator?
Is the extra power that you require-powered equipment (chillers, pumps, air conditioners) when lit, usually 2-3 times their normal consumption. Consider it prevents overloads and damages to the generator.
Does the calculator serves for industrial use?
Yes, it works for residential, commercial and industrial. For projects industrial complex, we recommend request a custom quote with our specialists.
What do I do after I use the calculator?
With the recommended capacity, explore our residential generators, industrial or portable, and request quote without commitment.
Why is it important to get the right capacity?
A small generator causes overloads and faults in equipment. One oversized represents investment unnecessary. The calculator helps you to find the perfect balance to maintain operational continuity.