Membership consists of stakeholders within the motor and drive community. Exchange of information, especially pertaining to research and new product development is the primary function of the committee. The committee facilitates forming of parnerships for research and joint ventures.
Meetings occur irregularly, usually about twice each year.
Five subcommittees were formed to develop the basic components of the Market Transformation Motors Program. Further research is being done on motor efficiency test methods . In June 1997 the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy Program completed laboratory research on several methods of determining in-service motor efficiency. These methods include three dedicated devices, three software methods, and four analytical methods. The research was performed at Oregon State University's Motor Systems Resource Facility .