Variable Frequency Drives and PA Tier II RECs: What Every Motor User Needs to Know
Variable frequency drives on pumps, fans, and compressors qualify for PA Tier II AECs. Here's how VFD projects are measured, what they're worth, and how to register.
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Variable frequency drives on pumps, fans, and compressors qualify for PA Tier II AECs. Here's how VFD projects are measured, what they're worth, and how to register.
Pennsylvania manufacturers with compressed air upgrades, motor efficiency projects, and process improvements qualify for PA Tier II AECs. Revenue guide and registration walkthrough.
When a facility implements LED, HVAC, and VFD upgrades simultaneously, how do you attribute savings to each measure? Submetering strategies provide the answer — and unlock maximum REC value.
Compressed air is typically 20 to 30 percent of an industrial facility's electricity load, and a quarter to a third of it is wasted. This model works through what a system upgrade would save and what those savings produce in Tier II AECs.
From LED lighting to variable frequency drives, dozens of energy efficiency measures qualify under PA Act 129 and the AEPS. Discover the full list of eligible technologies and documentation requirements.
A 200,000 sq ft warehouse retrofitting 1,200 metal halide fixtures and adding VFDs to dock ventilation would save roughly 3,200 MWh annually — here is what that is worth in Tier II AECs, with the arithmetic shown.