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From: keithe@tekgvs.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Domestic KiloWatt Hour Meters
Message-ID: <2235@tekgvs.TEK.COM>
Date: Wed, 22-Apr-87 13:28:42 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 22 13:28:42 1987
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In article <27181@rochester.ARPA> ken@rochester.UUCP (Ken Yap) writes:
>
>Large motors have capacitors in parallel to improve the power factor,
>to "cancel out" the inductive load.
>
Large industrial sites have more sophisticated power metering
equipment installed which tracks the VARs (Volt-Amp Reactive) of the
load and can be used to apply a premium (i.e., extra cost) if it
exceeds some limit.

(Source: my dad worked for the metering dept. of an electric utility
company for 33 years.)

keith