Mandated Energy Efficiency Standards for United States from December 2010
The Energy Independence and Security Act (“EISA”), which was signed into law in 2007, becomes effective on December 19, 2010. This law expands the mandated energy efficiency standards from the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) for a wider range industrial motors which are manufactured for sale in the United States.
How does this affect Australian machine manufacturers or machine exporters?
Motors that met standard efficiency levels in the US (EPact) are now required to meet Premium Efficiency levels. i.e. minimum efficiency level motors made OR IMPORTED to the US must now meet Premium efficiency levels. EISA applies to imported electric motors. This also includes the electric motors “as a component of another piece of equipment”.
Baldor has been and continues to work on our plan to meet the requirements of EISA and to be ready for this Act well in advance of the effective date. Our plan is to make compliance with EISA as simple and easy to understand for our customers in every way possible. First, we are not introducing a new line of motors. Our existing Super-E® premium efficient motors already meet or exceed the NEMA Premium® efficiency level requirements mandated by the new Act. We will expand our Super-E line to include even more ratings than today. We are also increasing the efficiencies of our existing Standard-E® motor line to the levels required by EISA. Our customers recognize these motors as providing the best performance of any industrial motors available. Some custom-built motors not previously covered by EPAct will also need to have their efficiencies raised.
We will continue to provide high torques with our improved standard motor line, which we will continue to identify as Baldor’s Standard-E product line. Plus, these improved motors will cost less to operate, run cooler and last longer.
Baldor’s Standard-E motors will be true general-purpose motors designed to comply with Subtype II requirements for 1-200 hp and 201-500 hp requirements. You can have the confidence that their performance will meet the demanding needs of a wide range of industrial applications. And finally, you can order them using the same catalogue numbers you know today. A line of Super-E motors with higher efficiencies will continue to be available for use by customers who have the highest efficiencies available for the lowest cost of operation and will comply with EISA requirements for 1-200 hp Subtype I motors and exceed requirements for Subtype II.
Contact Baldor Australia for additional information on the requirements of EISA.
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