Utility Imposed Minimum Load Power Factor
Utility Imposed Minimum Load Power Factor
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In North American Utilities, what is their minimum power pfactor requirement at the PCC of industrial plant main substation?
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RE: Utility Imposed Minimum Load Power Factor
RE: Utility Imposed Minimum Load Power Factor
Any load customer with a pf lower than 0.90 automatically starts paying 'penalties' based on the standard regulator-approved demand tariff.
There is not generally a 'required minimum' unless the customer(s) in question have a large enough load and a poor-enough pf that the distribution system is affected (and the large demand 'penalties' quickly pay for utility-side capacitors if the customer's arithmetic skills are poor. We generally advise customer's about the amount of money they are leaving 'on the table' via bad pf)