AM Power Savings

NX Savings
Replacing legacy technology with a Nautel NX Series MW transmitter running MDCL could yield energy savings of up to $100,000 USD per year based on real world examples.

Calculate your energy savings with Nautel’s MDCL technology
Enter values into the green cells to estimate your savings.

Select Modulation Density
Current NX Power DCC MDCL AMC 3dB MDCL AMC 6dB MDCL
Cost per kW/h (US cents) 19 19 19 19
Power of Transmitter in kW 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Rated Efficiency 82% 82% 82% 82%
Modulation Factor 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Consumption in kW/H 3.8 3.4 1.8 2.7 2.3
Hours of Operation / Day 24 24 24 24
Days of Operation / Year 365 365 365 365
Total Yearly Consumption in kW/H 33,000 29,378 16,158 23,502 20,565
Total Transmitter Energy Cost (USD) $6,270 $5,582 $3,070 $4,465 $3,907
Transmitter Power Savings / Year $688 $3,200 $1,805 $2,363
A/C Costs may add 10-15% $941 $837 $461 $670 $586
Total Energy Cost $7,211 $6,419 $3,531 $5,135 $4,493
Total Energy Savings / Year $791 $3,680 $2,075 $2,717
Percentage Savings with MDCL 35% 35% 50%
Total Carbon Footprint Savings (Tons) 3 15 8 11

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