An Otter Tail Company

Commercial motors conservation

Premium efficiency means savings

Motors can account for up to 75 percent of the total electricity costs in industrial plants and 50 percent of electricity costs in commercial buildings.

By replacing your inefficient and burned-out standard-efficiency motors with NEMA premium-efficiency motors, you can reduce your energy use and operating costs.

In addition, energy-efficient motors

  • Run quieter.
  • Operate at lower temperatures.
  • Last longer.
  • Are easier to repair.
  • Have lower maintenance costs.
  • Provide a higher power factor to help lower your energy costs.

Minnesota CIP rebates

Motor rebates are available for Minnesota customers and are based on NEMA premium efficiency standards and horsepower.

Rebates may change at any time.

Three-phase motor rebates
Percent rated efficiency
Rebate per motor
HP
1200
RPM
1800
RPM
3600
RPM
Replaced
at failure
Replaced
before failure
1 82.5% 85.5% 77.0% $30 $60
1.5 86.5 86.5 84.0 $40 $80
2 87.5 86.5 85.5 $55 $110
3 88.5 89.5 85.5 $65 $130
5 89.5 89.5 86.5 $105 $210
7.5 90.2 91.0 88.5 $165 $330
10 91.0 91.7 89.5 $210 $420
15 91.7 92.4 90.2 $315 $675
20 91.7 93.0 91.0 $420 $840
25 93.0 93.6 91.7 $420 $840
30 93.0 93.6 91.7 $500 $1,000
40 94.1 94.1 92.4 $550 $1,100
50 94.1 94.5 93.0 $700 $1,400
60 94.5 95.0 93.6 $775 $1,550
75 94.5 95.0 93.6 $850 $1,700
100 95.0 95.4 93.6 $1,125 $2,250
125 95.0 95.4 94.1 $1,400 $2,800
150 95.4 95.8 94.1 $1,700 $3,400
200 95.4 95.8 95.0 $2,000 $4,000
250 95.4 95.8 95.0 $2,500 $5,000
300 95.4 95.8 95.4 $3,000 $6,000
350 95.4 95.8 95.4 $3,000 $6,000
400 95.8 95.8 95.8 $3,500 $7,000
450 95.8 96.2 95.8 $4,000 $8,000
500 95.8 96.2 95.8 $4,500 $9,000

Explosion-proof motors
Percent rated efficiency
Rebate
per motor
HP
1200 RPM
1800 RPM
3600 RPM
1
82.5%
84.0%
76.0%
$40
1.5
86.5
84.0
84.0
$60
2
85.5
85.5
84.0
$80
3
87.5
85.5
86.5
$90
5
88.5
88.5
86.5
$150
7.5
90.0
90.0
86.5
$230
10
90.0
90.0
89.5
$300
15
91.0
91.7
90.2
$450
20
90.0
91.7
90.2
$600
25
92.0
93.0
91.0
$600
30
92.4
93.0
91.0
$700
40
93.6
93.6
92.0
$800
50
93.6
93.6
92.4
$1,000
60
94.1
94.0
93.0
$1,100
75
94.0
94.5
93.6
$1,200
100
94.5
94.5
93.6
$1,600
125
94.5
95.0
94.1
$2,000
150
95.0
95.4
94.1
$2,400
200
95.0
95.8
95.0
$2,800
250
95.0
95.0
95.0
$3,500
300
95.0
95.4
95.4
$4,200