When you create an AERMOD job for BeestXpress, our software estimates the total runtime of the job. We then use this estimate to authorize your credit card. It is important to note however, that our algorithm is not always perfect. In the event that our estimate is too high, you will only be billed for the actual time used. If our estimate is too low, you will not be charged for the additional time used.
In the event that a job runs for less than 1 minute, we will assume that there was an error and no charge will be assessed.
Of course, if you are still unsure about how much you will be charged, please feel free to give us a call or email us at anytime.
BeestXpress Pricing Structure
For each job (an AERMOD run consisting of a single pollutant and year) submitted, there is a $1.35 per hour fee or a $5.00 minimum fee. Therefore, if you submitted 2 jobs that took 5 hours each to process, you would be charged:
2 (jobs) * 5 (hours) * $1.35 for a total of $13.50.
If you submitted 1 job that took 2 hours to process, you would be charged:
1 (job) * 2 (hours) * $1.35 = $2.70, but the total is $5.00 since the minimum fee applies.