Up to 25% of the billable electricity consumed in homes and businesses is non-productive and unusable. Most AC motors operate at 80% efficiency under a full load... the efficiency drops dramatically at lower loads. This non-productive energy wastes money and also shortens the life of the inductive equipment such as motors, HVAC equipment, pumps and major appliances. "Over $16 billion dollars of electricity is unusable energy, but billable in the U.S." - U.S. Dept. of Energy

"The adequacy of North America's electricity system will decline unless changes are made soon...demand for electricity is expected to increase over the next ten years by 19 percent, but confirmed power capacity will increase by only 6 percent. " - North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)