Vending Machine Rated Power

Lara- Check out the Energy Star website to download the spreadsheet to find the model # and corresponding rated power http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=VMC

A great spreadsheet to have on hand is this one, which is the LEED Prescriptive Baselines for water and energy because it shows qualifying equipment with standards other than Energy Star. As commercial kitchen equipment plays a more important role, it has gotten a lot bigger. LEED for Retail has an excerpt from this and Richard Young at Fisher Nickel is on the committee. http://www.fishnick.com/design/resources/leed/

For context, the ENERGY STAR website indicates that this category currently only applies to new and rebuilt refrigerated beverage machines. So, exclude food/snack machines from your evaluation. Generally the rated power is considered the maximum electrical/energy "draw" an equipment item can use. You'll need to locate the specific vending machines data...either a cutsheet or perhaps webpage listing technical data- if the specified unit's wattage isn't listed, you can determine it using the following: (watts = amps x volts). Be sure the use the voltage specified for the electrical design....or you could use the highest allowable voltage configuration listed on the equipment cutsheet as a "worst case".