How much can be saved by using high-efficiency motors?

The purchase price of a motor might account for only 1 to 2 percent of the total cost, including energy costs, of running a motor for 10 or 20 years. Compared with older standard or EPAct efficiency motors, a high-efficiency motor — one that exceeds EPAct minimums by a wide margin — can pay back its original cost many times over through energy savings.