WASHINGTON, DC — According to a recent Department of Energy (DOE) report, motors in homes and commercial buildings consume about 8.8 quadrillion Btu of energy annually, more than one-third of all the electricity used in the nation’s buildings.
The report, Opportunities for Energy Savings in the Residential and Commercial Sectors with High-Efficiency Electric Motors, estimates that there are at least 1 billion motors in buildings in major service applications, and at least another billion small motors in applications of low energy significance.