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Several
programs are currently in place to help advance energy efficiency
in motor systems. These include:
- National Electrical
Manufacturers Association (NEMA). NEMA's Premium Efficiency
Motors program provides a specification and brand for manufacturers
to label highly energy-efficient motors. NEMA also maintains
a list of the manufacturers who sell motors that comply
with the NEMA Premium specification in each of several motor
types and capacities. The NEMA Premium label is now promoted
by several other organizations as well.
- Consortium
for Energy Efficiency (CEE). CEE's Premium-Efficiency
Motors Initiative was originally developed to establish
a definition and specification for highly energy-efficient
motors that would be covered by the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (EPACT). CEE, coordinating with NEMA, now promotes
motors that meet the NEMA Premium motors criteria.
CEE's web site lists utilities and states with specific
programs for efficient motors.
- Electrical
Apparatus Services Association (EASA). EASA is
a trade organization of motor sales and service firms that
offers information on where to find quality service centers
as well as extensive information and guidelines on motor
replacement or repair decisions and their impacts on motor
efficiency.
- Motor Decisions Matter.
Recognizing the importance of motor decision planning
in reducing motor system energy use, the motors industry,
electric utilities, and government agencies collaborated
to develop Motor Decisions Matter, and make available information
to encourage and enable commercial and industrial users
to develop a motor plan.
- Federal
Energy Management Program (FEMP). FEMP, which
helps federal purchasers make more energy-efficient purchasing
decisions, recommends that these buyers specify or select
motors that meet the NEMA Premium label. FEMP also offers
additional buyer tips.
- U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE). DOE's BestPractices Motor Systems Initiative
offers publications, software tools, and training information
specific to motor systems.
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