Power Factor Correction
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Utility companies are nearing capacity and increasing electrical rates. One way a utility company can penalize the industrial energy user is by charging for power factor. This power factor penalty can cost tens of thousands of dollars per year. Equipment to correct for this usually has less than a two-year payback.
Join us as we discuss power factor, the associated penalties, and how to not only avoid these penalties, but possibly get a utility credit for power factor correction.
Utility companies are nearing capacity and increasing electrical rates. One way a utility company can penalize the industrial energy user is by charging for power factor. This power factor penalty can cost tens of thousands of dollars per year. Equipment to correct for this usually has less than a two-year payback.
Join us as we discuss power factor, the associated penalties, and how to not only avoid these penalties, but possibly get a utility credit for power factor correction.
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