Industrial electric motors represent the single largest end use of electricity in the United States. The Department of Energy recently estimated that 25 percent of the electricity sold is consumed by industrial electric motors. These motors are used to power production processes and heating, cooling and ventilation systems. According to the department of Energy, switching to energy efficient motors could have the following environmental impact in America over 10 years:

Reduction of 80 million tons of carbon.

Reduction of 5,800 gigawatt hours of electricity

The equivalent of removing 16 million cars from America's highways!

There is a capital investment that can repay many times it's original value over the next 20 years. At the same time, it can improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and repair costs, and result in lower releases of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

The investment is simple: install electric motors having the highest electrical energy efficiency available. Energy-efficient motors pay for themselves in a few years and depending on usage, can pay for themselves in a few months, after which they will continue to give you savings worth many times their purchase cost for as long as they remain in service. That's another way of saying that operating costs, not just purchase cost, are what you should look at when buying a new motor. The following chart illustrates this:

NEMA Premium™ is the new standard for premium efficient motors and is what you should specify when selecting an electric motor. Click on the NEMA Premium logo below for more information: