This added efficiency can cut motor losses by 20 percent or more. This initiative is designed to complement the Premium-Efficiency Motors Initiative by addressing the entire motor system, rather than just the motor itself. LED signals use 80-90 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer than comparable incandescent traffic signals. The initiative offers common specifications for retail super-efficient refrigerators, dishwashers, and room air conditioners. To achieve this goal, CEE has teamed with utilities and other participants to promote high-efficiency furnaces that are approximately 12 percent more efficient and boilers that are approximately 6 percent more efficient than federal standards.
Many participants sponsor incentives while offering customer education and contractor training.
CEE is currently updating this initiative to develop a national strategy for addressing this market.