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Federal Energy Management Program;
Standard for Premium Energy Efficient
Electric Motors for Federal Acquisition
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005) requires that in the case of
electric motors of 1 to 500 horsepower,
Federal agencies shall select only
premium efficient motors that meet a
standard designated by the Secretary of
Energy (Secretary). DOE today
designates the energy efficient motor
specifications, developed under
Executive Order 13123, as the
temporary standard for premium
efficient motors for purposes of Federal
purchasing. Consistent with public
comment requirements for
‘‘procurement policies’’ in 41 U.S.C.
418b, DOE invites public comment on
the temporary standard. DOE intends to
finalize a standard after considering any
public comments that are submitted.
The temporary specifications are
consistent with standards recommended
by the National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (NEMA), the Consortium for
Energy Efficiency (CEE) and other
energy efficiency groups.
DATES: The effective date of this notice
is February 14, 2006. Comments on this
notice are due March 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this standard to Joan
Glickman, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, EE–2L, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–
0371, e-mail: joan.glickman@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan
Glickman, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Federal Energy
Management Program (FEMP), EE–2L,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–
0371, e-mail: joan.glickman@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
104 of EPAct 2005 requires that Federal
agencies procure only ENERGY STAR
qualified products or FEMP-designated
products unless the agency finds in
writing that no qualifying product is
lifecycle cost-effective or is reasonably
available that meets the applicable
functional requirements. Prior to
enactment of EPAct 2005, similar
provisions for energy-efficient Federal
purchasing were established under
Executive Order 13123. With respect to
motors, in response to Executive Order
13123, FEMP worked with NEMA and
CEE to establish efficiency criteria for
low-voltage electric motors as a
voluntary standard for Federal
procurements.
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Part 3 of Title V of the National
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 8251 et seq.), as amended by
section 104 of EPAct 2005, requires that
in the case of electric motors of 1 to 500
horsepower, Federal agencies shall
purchase only premium efficient motors
that meet a standard designated by the
Secretary no later than 120 days after
the date of enactment; EPAct 2005 was
enacted on August 8, 2005.
After consultation with NEMA and
representatives of energy efficiency
organizations participating in the CEE
Motors Committee, and subject to
evaluation of public comments, DOE
today designates as a temporary
standard for premium energy efficient
motors rated from 1 to 500 HP, the
efficiency levels as set forth in Tables 1
and 2 attached to this notice. The
efficiency levels in these tables are
consistent with the NEMA PremiumTM
and Premium Efficiency Motors
efficiency criteria. They can also be
found on the DOE FEMP procurement
Web site at https://www.eere.energy.gov/
femp/technologies/eep_emotors.cfm, the
NEMA Web site at https://
www.nema.org/gov/energy/efficiency/
premium/, and the CEE Web site at
https://www.cee1.org/ind/motrs/motrsmain.php3.
By using common specifications for
premium energy efficient motors,
NEMA, CEE, and DOE have helped
focus market demand by Federal buyers
and utility company customers on a
single standard for energy efficiency,
thus providing a clear market signal in
support of energy efficiency to
manufacturers, suppliers, specifiers, and
installers of electric motors.
FEMP will periodically review the
DOE’s motor efficiency standard and
revise it as necessary, in consultation
with industry and energy efficiency
organizations, to reflect technology
advances and/or changing market
conditions.
DOE finds that the statutory deadline
in section 104 is an urgent and
compelling circumstance warranting
designation of the standard set forth in
this notice on a temporary basis pending
receipt and evaluation of public
comments. DOE intends to make a final
designation after considering any
relevant comments that DOE receives.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 3,
2006.
Douglas L. Faulkner,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
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TABLE 1.—NOMINAL EFFICIENCIES FOR ‘‘NEMA PREMIUMTM’’ INDUCTION MOTORS RATED 600 VOLTS OR LESS
[Random wound]
Open drip-proof
Totally enclosed fan-cooled
HP
6-pole
1 ...............................................................................................................
1.5 ............................................................................................................
2 ...............................................................................................................
3 ...............................................................................................................
5 ...............................................................................................................
7.5 ............................................................................................................
10 .............................................................................................................
15 .............................................................................................................
20 .............................................................................................................
25 .............................................................................................................
30 .............................................................................................................
40 .............................................................................................................
50 .............................................................................................................
60 .............................................................................................................
75 .............................................................................................................
100 ...........................................................................................................
125 ...........................................................................................................
150 ...........................................................................................................
200 ...........................................................................................................
250 ...........................................................................................................
300 ...........................................................................................................
350 ...........................................................................................................
400 ...........................................................................................................
450 ...........................................................................................................
500 ...........................................................................................................
82.5
86.5
87.5
88.5
89.5
90.2
91.7
91.7
92.4
93.0
93.6
94.1
94.1
94.5
94.5
95.0
95.0
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.8
96.2
96.2
4-pole
85.5
86.5
86.5
89.5
89.5
91.0
91.7
93.0
93.0
93.6
94.1
94.1
94.5
95.0
95.0
95.4
95.4
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
96.2
96.2
2-pole
6-pole
*77.0
84.0
85.5
85.5
85.5
88.5
89.5
90.2
91.0
91.7
91.7
92.4
93.0
93.6
93.6
93.6
94.1
94.1
95.0
95.0
95.4
95.4
95.8
95.8
95.8
82.5
87.5
88.5
89.5
89.5
91.0
91.0
91.7
91.7
93.0
93.0
94.1
94.1
94.5
94.5
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
4-pole
85.5
86.5
86.5
89.5
89.5
91.7
91.7
92.4
93.0
93.6
93.6
94.1
94.5
95.0
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.8
96.2
96.2
96.2
96.2
96.2
96.2
96.2
2-pole
77.0
84.0
85.5
86.5
88.5
89.5
90.2
91.0
91.0
91.7
91.7
92.4
93.0
93.6
93.6
94.1
95.0
95.0
95.4
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
95.8
TABLE 2.—NOMINAL EFFICIENCIES FOR ‘‘NEMA PREMIUMTM’’ INDUCTION MOTORS RATED 5 KV OR LESS
[Form wound]
Open drip-proof
Totally enclosed fan-cooled
HP
250
300
350
400
450
500
6-pole
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Energy Management Program; Standard for Premium Energy
Efficient Electric Motors for Federal Acquisition
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) requires that in
the case of electric motors of 1 to 500 horsepower, Federal agencies
shall select only premium efficient motors that meet a standard
designated by the Secretary of Energy (Secretary). DOE today designates
the energy efficient motor specifications, developed under Executive
Order 13123, as the temporary standard for premium efficient motors for
purposes of Federal purchasing. Consistent with public comment
requirements for ``procurement policies'' in 41 U.S.C. 418b, DOE
invites public comment on the temporary standard. DOE intends to
finalize a standard after considering any public comments that are
submitted. The temporary specifications are consistent with standards
recommended by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association
(NEMA), the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) and other energy
efficiency groups.
DATES: The effective date of this notice is February 14, 2006. Comments
on this notice are due March 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this standard to Joan
Glickman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, EE-2L, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121, (202) 586-0371, e-mail: joan.glickman@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Glickman, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal
Energy Management Program (FEMP), EE-2L, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371, e-mail:
joan.glickman@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 104 of EPAct 2005 requires that
Federal agencies procure only ENERGY STAR qualified products or FEMP-
designated products unless the agency finds in writing that no
qualifying product is lifecycle cost-effective or is reasonably
available that meets the applicable functional requirements. Prior to
enactment of EPAct 2005, similar provisions for energy-efficient
Federal purchasing were established under Executive Order 13123. With
respect to motors, in response to Executive Order 13123, FEMP worked
with NEMA and CEE to establish efficiency criteria for low-voltage
electric motors as a voluntary standard for Federal procurements.
Part 3 of Title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.), as amended by section 104 of EPAct 2005,
requires that in the case of electric motors of 1 to 500 horsepower,
Federal agencies shall purchase only premium efficient motors that meet
a standard designated by the Secretary no later than 120 days after the
date of enactment; EPAct 2005 was enacted on August 8, 2005.
After consultation with NEMA and representatives of energy
efficiency organizations participating in the CEE Motors Committee, and
subject to evaluation of public comments, DOE today designates as a
temporary standard for premium energy efficient motors rated from 1 to
500 HP, the efficiency levels as set forth in Tables 1 and 2 attached
to this notice. The efficiency levels in these tables are consistent
with the NEMA PremiumTM and Premium Efficiency Motors
efficiency criteria. They can also be found on the DOE FEMP procurement
Web site at https://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/eep_
emotors.cfm, the NEMA Web site at https://www.nema.org/gov/energy/
efficiency/premium/, and the CEE Web site at https://www.cee1.org/ind/
motrs/motrs-main.php3.
By using common specifications for premium energy efficient motors,
NEMA, CEE, and DOE have helped focus market demand by Federal buyers
and utility company customers on a single standard for energy
efficiency, thus providing a clear market signal in support of energy
efficiency to manufacturers, suppliers, specifiers, and installers of
electric motors.
FEMP will periodically review the DOE's motor efficiency standard
and revise it as necessary, in consultation with industry and energy
efficiency organizations, to reflect technology advances and/or
changing market conditions.
DOE finds that the statutory deadline in section 104 is an urgent
and compelling circumstance warranting designation of the standard set
forth in this notice on a temporary basis pending receipt and
evaluation of public comments. DOE intends to make a final designation
after considering any relevant comments that DOE receives.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2006.
Douglas L. Faulkner,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Table 1.--Nominal Efficiencies for ``NEMA Premium\TM\'' Induction Motors Rated 600 Volts or Less
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Open drip-proof Totally enclosed fan-cooled
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HP 6-pole 4-pole 2-pole 6-pole 4-pole 2-pole
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1............................................. 82.5 85.5 *77.0 82.5 85.5 77.0
1.5........................................... 86.5 86.5 84.0 87.5 86.5 84.0
2............................................. 87.5 86.5 85.5 88.5 86.5 85.5
3............................................. 88.5 89.5 85.5 89.5 89.5 86.5
5............................................. 89.5 89.5 85.5 89.5 89.5 88.5
7.5........................................... 90.2 91.0 88.5 91.0 91.7 89.5
10............................................ 91.7 91.7 89.5 91.0 91.7 90.2
15............................................ 91.7 93.0 90.2 91.7 92.4 91.0
20............................................ 92.4 93.0 91.0 91.7 93.0 91.0
25............................................ 93.0 93.6 91.7 93.0 93.6 91.7
30............................................ 93.6 94.1 91.7 93.0 93.6 91.7
40............................................ 94.1 94.1 92.4 94.1 94.1 92.4
50............................................ 94.1 94.5 93.0 94.1 94.5 93.0
60............................................ 94.5 95.0 93.6 94.5 95.0 93.6
75............................................ 94.5 95.0 93.6 94.5 95.4 93.6
100........................................... 95.0 95.4 93.6 95.0 95.4 94.1
125........................................... 95.0 95.4 94.1 95.0 95.4 95.0
150........................................... 95.4 95.8 94.1 95.0 95.8 95.0
200........................................... 95.4 95.8 95.0 95.8 96.2 95.4
250........................................... 95.4 95.8 95.0 95.8 96.2 95.8
300........................................... 95.4 95.8 95.4 95.8 96.2 95.8
350........................................... 95.4 95.8 95.4 95.8 96.2 95.8
400........................................... 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8 96.2 95.8
450........................................... 96.2 96.2 95.8 95.8 96.2 95.8
500........................................... 96.2 96.2 95.8 95.8 96.2 95.8
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Table 2.--Nominal Efficiencies For ``NEMA Premium\TM\'' Induction Motors Rated 5 kV or Less
[Form wound]
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Open drip-proof Totally enclosed fan-cooled
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HP 6-pole 4-pole 2-pole 6-pole 4-pole 2-pole
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250........................................... 95.0 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0
300........................................... 95.0 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0
350........................................... 95.0 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0
400........................................... 95.0 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0
450........................................... 95.0 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0
500........................................... 95.0 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0
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