Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...
Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...
Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...
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Prompt retrofits of induction<br />
motors...<br />
◊ Usually assumed not to save enough to justify<br />
the entire cost of a new motor (vs. just the<br />
marginal cost, if any, of a more efficient<br />
replacement when the old one burns out)<br />
◊ Often assumed to need ~10–20 years to<br />
repay a new motor’s cost<br />
◊ But this view counts just one<br />
benefit—electricity directly saved by the new<br />
motor’s higher nameplate efficiency