Re: Energy saving device - fact or fiction?

["Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Iain Goodhew" <iain@...>
wrote:
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> In large commercial installation, they tend to have 2 electricity
meters. One measuring real power, and one measuring reactive power.
The Electricity company want businesses to have as near an
ideal 'unity' powerfactor , as it reduces losses in their
distibution, and generally make their life easier and the point on
generation. Hence they bill larger users for having a poor
powerfactor and using large amounts of reactive power.
>
> Iain
>
>

Does that mean that from a domestic consumer's point of view,
devices with worse power factors are to be preferred (i.e you're
getting more energy than you're paying for)?

Mal




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