Variable Frequency Drives

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I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this question. I thought I read somewhere recently that the federal government is paying subsidies to businesses replace older systems with high efficiency electric motors and/or variable frequency drives. Did I imagine that?
 
No, the Federal government is not doing that. There is a Federal Gov't program to encourage energy efficiency, but they stop short of providing direct financal incentives.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Within that group there is an Industrial Technologies Program, and within that program, there is a database of what additional programs are available state by state. Click on your state and look at incentives programs.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/about/state_activities/main_map.asp

Some states are (were?) providing programs, but mainly is is done by individual Power Utilities themselves (some of which are state or municipality owned). If you go to your local PoCo and ask, they may have a program available even if they no longer advertise it.
 
sii said:
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this question. I thought I read somewhere recently that the federal government is paying subsidies to businesses replace older systems with high efficiency electric motors and/or variable frequency drives. Did I imagine that?
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Yes, the recovery act included the renewal of tax incentives:

The recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343) included, extended and/or amended many consumer tax incentives originally introduced in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). The bill also included tax incentives for businesses, utilities, and government. For a complete summary of the tax incentives included in the bill, read the summary of Energy Tax Incentives in The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

http://www.energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm
 
weressl said:
Yes, the recovery act included the renewal of tax incentives:

The recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343) included, extended and/or amended many consumer tax incentives originally introduced in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). The bill also included tax incentives for businesses, utilities, and government. For a complete summary of the tax incentives included in the bill, read the summary of Energy Tax Incentives in The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

http://www.energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm
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Silly me, I forgot to think of tax incentives as a way of subsidizing costs! (and here I am filling out my 2008 tax forms)

My comments would only reflect direct rebates. Good catch.
 
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