The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), its members who manufacture electric motors, and several other groups filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recommending new and more robust energy-efficiency standards for electric motors used in commercial and industrial applications.
Demand in the United States for electric motors is expected to increase 4.6 percent annually through 2017 to $14.4 billion, accelerating from the pace of the 2007-2012 period, when nearly every major market for these devices struggled.
Photos from the 2013 ACCA Conference & IE3 Expo in Orlando, Fla.
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Cade Clark, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), gives a brief overview of the new version of the Shaheen-Portman bill, what AHRI thinks of the energy-efficiency legislation, and how it might affect the HVACR industry if it becomes law.
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