REMA (Rotating Electric Machines Association) director John Parsons says that “this is a significant moment for the electrical motor industry. IE1 motors, which are banned from 16 June 2011, are believed to represent 80% of the market for smaller motors. The more efficient IE2 and IE3 motors cost more, but are significantly more efficient and will normally pay back their extra cost within a few years.”
Part of electrotechnical industry association BEAMA, REMA has set up an FAQ on the BEAMA web site to explain the details of the new Regulation.
REMA has been working with the National Measurement Office (NMO), which is the UK market surveillance authority for the EcoDesign Directive, to advise the industry how to interpret and comply with the Regulations.
The next step for the Motors Regulations is 1 January 2015 when IE2 motors will be banned.
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