Still Unsure Why You Should Install VTdrive Variable Frequency Drives0 pages

According to a recent report by the Carbon Trust, across the world “electric motors are
estimated to account for 40% of all electricity consumption and in industry in the UK they
account for almost two thirds of the entire industrial electricity consumption.”
Electric motors are at the heart of many businesses and their expensive running costs are
something that business owners and production managers have come to accept as a
necessary overhead.
The Carbon Trust report goes on to state that “In just a single year a running motor can
cost up to ten times its purchase cost in energy. Typical running costs for a fully loaded
motor are in the range £1,770/year for a 2.2kW motor to £25,970 a year for one rated at
37kW (assuming an electricity price of £0.08/kWh).”
This is a significant cost to cover and in the current economic climate where
manufacturers face fierce overseas competition over pricing, it is a cost that is hard to
bear.
What can be done to reduce electric motor energy

costs?

Our FREE on-site energy audits are demonstrating time and time again that significant
savings can be made by the right applications of Variable Speed Drives and AC Motors.