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## Small Electric Motors This page presents information on test procedures, energy conservation standards, and rulemaking activities for small electric motors.


### Statutory Authority Part A–1 of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) provides for an energy conservation program for certain commercial and industrial equipment (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317). In particular, section 346(b)(1) of EPCA directs the Secretary of Energy to prescribe testing requirements and energy conservation standards for those small electric motors for which the Secretary determines that standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. (42 U.S.C. 6317 (b)(1))

On July 10, 2006, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) completed its determination analysis for small electric motors. In this study, the Secretary of Energy determined that energy conservation standards for small electric motors appeared to be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. Accordingly, DOE developed test procedures EERE Information Center Programs and Offices 

### Pa g e 1 of 4 A pp liances and Commercial E q ui p ment Standards: Small Electric Motors

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_ m...to measure the efficiency of small electric motors. DOE will also evaluate whether to establish energy conservation standards for small electric motors, and if so, at what level.

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### Test Procedures DOE prescribes test procedures to measure the energyefficiency of certain singlephase and polyphase small electric motors in the July 7, 2009 final rule. In addition, it (1) incorporates by reference industry test procedures already in use for measuring the efficiency of these types of small motors, (2) clarifies definitions that apply to small electric motors, and (3) provides the requirements for determining small electric motor efficiency by testing or by application of an alternative method.

z Final Rule: Test Procedures for Small Electric Motors, Federal Register , 74 FR 32059, July 7, 2009 ( PDF 168 KB )

z Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Test Procedures for Electric Motors, Federal Register
, 73 FR 78220, December 22, 2008 ( PDF 372 KB )

z Electric Motors Test Procedures Public Meeting


### Energy Conservation Standards Final Rule

z Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors; 

### Pa g e 2 of 4 A pp liances and Commercial E q ui p ment Standards: Small Electric Motors

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_ m...March 9, 2010 ( PDF 424 KB )

z Energy Conservation Standards Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors: Finding of No Significant Impact, February 22, 2010 ( PDF 134 KB )

z Technical Support Document

z Analytical Spreadsheets

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

z Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register , 74 FR 61410 November 24, 2009 ( PDF 3.7 MB )

z Public Meeting

z Technical Support Document

z Analytical Spreadsheets

Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of Preliminary Technical Support Document

z Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document, Federal Register , 73 FR 79723, December 30, 2008 ( PDF 64 KB )

z Public Meeting

z Preliminary Technical Support Document

z Preliminary Analytical Spreadsheets

Framework

z Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of Framework Document, Federal Register , 72 FR 44990, August 10, 2007 ( PDF 80 KB )

z Framework Document, July 30, 2007 ( PDF 321 KB ) 

### Pa g e 3 of 4 A pp liances and Commercial E q ui p ment Standards: Small Electric Motors

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z Determination Concerning the Potential for Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors, Federal Register , 71 FR 38799, July 10, 2006 ( PDF 112 KB )

z Determination Analysis Technical Support Document: Analysis of Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors, June 2006 ( PDF 625 KB )



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### Pa g e 4 of 4 A pp liances and Commercial E q ui p ment Standards: Small Electric Motors

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