2007.05.20

Leonardo Energy - Low Power Quality Costs 150 bn Annually According to "Pan-European Power Quality Survey"

Presented at the PCIM conference in Nuremburg by Jonathan Manson, the "Pan-European Power Quality Survey" shows and quantifies the costs from unawarness of industry with respect to poor power quality. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted by the European Copper Institute (ECI) into the consequences for EU industry of poor power quality. These add up to EUR 150bn annually, are mainly experienced by industry and caused by power interruptions (dips, surges, transients and short interruptions). This paper also recommends a course of action to make use of the significant and disturbing conclusions drawn from the analysis that has been carried out.