The Hydraulic Institute (HI), working as part of the Extended Motor Product Label Initiative (EMPLI) consortium, is collaborating on “Designing a Program for Future Incentives for Energy Efficient Pumps and Pumping Systems,” a new data collection effort. Data will support a new voluntary labeling initiative for pumps and extended pump products (defined as the pump, motor, drive and controls). The concept is to reflect the energy savings potential of the equipment as installed in motor and control system applications. The development of an “extended-product label” in combination with the data collected will help form the basis for easily implementable prescriptive rebate programs.
End-user participation in submitting pump and load profile data to the EMPLI survey will assist the effort by utilities, working with the pump industry through HI, to better determine the energy savings potential of new rebate/incentive programs. Any other organizations with knowledge of building services operating data for pumps and pumping systems are also welcome to participate.
EMPLI created a data collection form for the purpose of providing building owners/operators an opportunity to share pump operating data with the EMPLI team. A survey form can be downloaded and used to collect and report pump system operating data. Detailed instructions can be found on the survey.
All completed survey forms go directly to NEMA BIS, a third-party organization, under contract to confidentially collect and perform analysis on all reported data. Contact information for NEMA BIS can be found in the form. September 30, 2015 is the deadline for reporting. As many organizations as possible are encouraged to promote/share this opportunity with end-users and others that have access to building service data.
For more information, visit: www.Pumps.org/DataCollection
