March 9, 2006: NEMA Premium Motors Now the Standard for Federal Facilities
ROSSLYN, Va. - The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has announced that the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has named NEMA Premium® motors as the standard for purchase for federal facilities.
"Adoption of NEMA Premium by FEMP as the federal motors efficiency standard clearly signals our country's willingness to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions," said Emerson Motor Company's Rob Boteler, chairman of NEMA's Motors and Generators Section Energy Management Task Force. "NEMA fully expects many industrial and commercial motors users to follow the federal example and specify only NEMA Premium motors."