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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2002 

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a motor and motor-driven 

systems market assessment and public awareness program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 

Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a motor 

and motor-driven systems market assessment and public 

awareness program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motor Systems Market 

5 Awareness Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) motors and motor-driven systems account 

2 for a significant quantity of the electricity used in 

3 the United States; 

4 (2) motor electrical energy use is determined by 

5 the efficiency of the motor and the design of the 

6 motor-driven system in which the motor and the 

7 drive operate; 

8 (3) Federal Government research on commer9 cial and industrial motors and motor-driven system 

10 use and efficiency is outdated; 

11 (4) the Bureau of the Census has discontinued 

12 collection of data on motor and generator importa13 tion, manufacture, shipment, and sales; 

14 (5) the last Department of Energy motor mar15 ket assessment was conducted in 2002; 

16 (6) motor and motor-driven systems have 

17 changed dramatically during the 12-year period end18 ing on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

19 (7) a new motor and motor-driven system mar20 ket assessment will help United States manufactur21 ers better understand the commercial marketplace 

22 and become more globally competitive. 

23 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this Act: 


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1 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

2 means the Department of Energy. 

3 (2) INTERESTED PARTIES.—The term ‘‘inter4 ested parties’’ includes— 

5 (A) trade associations; 

6 (B) motor manufacturers; 

7 (C) manufacturers of variable speed drives, 

8 including variable frequency drives; 

9 (D) motor end users, including original 

10 equipment manufacturers that use motors to 

11 drive machinery; 

12 (E) permanent magnetic material manu13 facturers; 

14 (F) electric utilities; and 

15 (G) individuals and entities that conduct 

16 energy efficiency programs. 

17 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of Energy. 

19 SEC. 4. MOTOR MARKET ASSESSMENT. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

21 with interested parties, shall conduct a market assessment 

22 of motors and motor-driven systems used in the United 

23 States. 

24 (b) ASSESSMENT.—In conducting the assessment 

25 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 


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1 (1) develop a detailed profile of the stock of mo2 tors and motor-driven systems in commercial and in3 dustrial facilities of the United States (as of the 

4 date of enactment of this Act); 

5 (2) develop a profile of commercial and indus6 trial motor and motor-driven system purchase and 

7 maintenance practices; 

8 (3) analyze the opportunities (by market seg9 ment) for improved energy efficiency and cost sav10 ings available through— 

11 (A) the use of energy efficient motors, 

12 variable speed drives, servo drives, and other 

13 control technologies; 

14 (B) optimization of motor-driven systems; 

15 and 

16 (C) substitution of existing motor designs 

17 with new and future advanced motor and 

18 motor-driven system designs, including— 

19 (i) electronically commutated perma20 nent magnet motors; 

21 (ii) interior permanent magnet mo22 tors; 

23 (iii) switched reluctance motors; 

24 (iv) synchronous reluctance motors; 

25 and 


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1 (v) variable speed drives; and 

2 (4) evaluate the state of the global supply chain 

3 that supports motor and drive technologies (as of 

4 the date of enactment of this Act), including— 

5 (A) the accessibility and sustainability of 

6 key materials; 

7 (B) the progress of research and develop8 ment directed at decreasing the quantity of 

9 heavy rare earth materials required in high en10 ergy density permanent magnets; and 

11 (C) factors that may lead to an increase in 

12 domestic manufacturing of motor and drive 

13 technologies. 

14 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date 

15 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish and 

16 make available on the website of the Department a report 

17 on the assessment conducted under this section. 

18 (d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall use 

19 the assessment and report required under this section— 

20 (1) to develop recommendations to update the 

21 detailed motor and motor-driven system profile on a 

22 periodic basis using readily available market infor23 mation; and 


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1 (2) to identify technology and research needs 

2 that could be met through joint industry and govern3 ment partnership. 

4 SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM. 

5 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with interested 

7 parties, shall establish a program targeted at motor end8 users to increase the awareness of the end-users of— 

9 (1) the energy efficiency and cost saving oppor10 tunities available to commercial and industrial facili11 ties from using higher efficiency motors and motor12 driven system technologies; 

13 (2) motor and motor-driven system procure14 ment and management procedures; and 

15 (3) criteria for making decisions for new, re16 placement, or repair of motor and motor-driven sys17 tem components. 

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