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Power Factor correction is a very effective way for a facility that uses electric motors, ballasted lighting, or any other inductive device to reduce their electric current draw.

If your power tariff is charged in KVA, and/or has a Maximum Demand component then it simply means that by reducing your incoming current you save on your power bill.

This is generally achieved in one of two ways (or in some cases a combination of both).

1. Power Factor control unit. These are generally attached to the main switchboard and automatically control the power factor of a whole facility.

2. Fixed Power Factor correction capacitors attached to each specific device. An example of this are most fluorescent light fittings have these inside them as standard.

To do this work a facility and/or specific equipment are tested with a power analyser. Power Factor is then calculated, cost verses payback time can then be established prior to implementation.