Hydraulic Institute launches free Pump Savings Calculator
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced the launch of its Pump Savings Calculator to assist specifiers and end users in determining the most energy and cost-efficient pump systems for their applications. Free to all as a downloadable work tool, the Pump Savings Calculator factors the impacts of potential energy savings, based on the HI Energy Rating, alongside other variables, such as initial cost, installation, maintenance, etc. The calculator is the latest addition to HI’s suite of resources to make energy-saving pump solutions more accessible.
“Pumps can account for 40 percent of energy usage in industrial fluid systems,” said Michael Michaud, executive director, Hydraulic Institute. “While reliability comes first in pump system design, there is good incentive for stakeholders — including manufacturers, commercial builders and municipalities — to improve the energy efficiency of pump systems and potentially generate significant cost savings. We designed the Pump Savings Calculator to help ease that journey.”