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Using the Pump Performance Curve to Increase Pump Efficiency & Save Energy

A.W. Chesterton
A.W Chesterton

Using the Pump Performance Curve to Increase Pump Efficiency & Save Energy

Author: Steve Bullen, A.W. Chesterton Company
In 2015, the US industrial sector consumed 800.7 million megawatt hours of electricity at a total cost of $56.4 billion. The pump-related expense is a whopping $10.2 billion (estimated)! Energy used by pumps tends to be an “invisible cost,” often buried in other expense lines. The reality is that improving the efficiency of a pump can have an enormous impact on increasing the return on investment (ROI) of each pump in your operation. Read the full story.

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