Electrical Energy Efficiency Electrical Energy Efficiency guidelines show that using more copper can actually save energy. For example the upsizing of copper conductors in building wire systems and the use of high-efficiency electric motors (with more copper in their windings) can pay back initial material costs in as little as two years. Less heat energy is lost and the motors and wiring in fact last longer in service.
The CanMOST program offered by Natural Resources Canadas Office of Energy Efficiency, should be referred to for high-efficiency motor selection in Canada. It is a software program that analyzes and compares the efficiency of three-phase electric motors, and simplifies the selection of an energy-efficient industrial motor which can dramatically reduce the energy consumption and utility cost of running a motor-driven system over its lifetime. For more information on the program, click here. |