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EISA-Compliant Motors Now Available In Europe
Baldor has announced European the availability of NEMA three-phase motors that meet the energy efficiency demands required by the US's forthcoming Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). This legislation, which becomes mandatory on 19 December 2010, sets stringent new efficiency standards for a broad range of three-phase motors - including explosion proof, severe duty and brake motors - with power ratings from one to 500HP.
After this date, imports of equipment containing non-compliant motors will be rejected at the US port of entry. By making EISA-compliant motors directly available to European OEM exporters, Baldor said it is enabling its customers to stay one step ahead. The EISA was signed into US law on 19 December 2007, and takes effect three years after that date. Canadian legislation is underway to become mandatory across Canada in 2011. Similar energy efficiency standards will be implemented across the European Union in 2015. The relevant part of the EISA - section 313, 'Electric Motor Efficiency Standards', effectively replaces the current 1992 Energy Policy Act (EPAct) legislation that covers low voltage, general-purpose (Subtype I), three-phase electric motors in the one to 200HP (0.75 to 150kW) range.
It raises the minimum energy efficiency requirements of these motors from NEMA Energy Efficient to NEMA Premium Efficient (equivalent to the recently created IEC 60034-30 standard, IE3 Level of efficiency). It also encompasses Subtype II motors not previously within the EPAct scope, such as close-coupled pump motors, vertical motors and motors from 201 to 500HP (150 to 375kW), all of which must now be rated to at least NEMA Energy Efficient. All Baldor Super-E motors - a product line that includes nearly 1,000 different standard models - already meet or exceed the NEMA Premium Efficient levels mandated by the EISA for one to 200HP Subtype I motors. Baldor's existing line of Standard-E motors will meet the NEMA Energy Efficient rating, in order to comply with the EISA requirements for one to 200HP subtype II and 201 to 500HP general-purpose electric motors.
