Update on Energy Saving Opportunities in Industrial Electrical Power Systems

High electrical power costs, rising at a rate \nconsistently above that of general inflation, \nforce the industrial power user to continuously \nupdate and evaluate available means of saving \nelectrical energy. This paper provides a survey \nof one company's experience with several methods \nof energy conservation in electrical distribution \nsystems, and its present practices in this area. \nTopics covered include the location of large and \nreducible losses, the determination of the worth \nof these losses, and a survey of ways to reduce \nthem in an economical manner.