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Peebee, We are a Stone quarry with approx a total of 700Hp on this service. Thank-you all We recently replaced bad cap's in our 250kvar pf unit. The pf is now around 87%, according to the last utility bill we received. I appreciate all the responses, and in the future probably do things a...

This is true. In our case, the utility company only penalizes for pf below 85%. I am not sure of the benefits of have separate correction units close to the actual load. In our case however, most of our larger loads (Motors) are on soft starts, and the manufacturer of the soft start claims...

Thank-you for your response. No, I do not have the PF available. We currently have a 250kvar unit on this plant, and according to our utility company, out power factor runs between 75 and 80 percent.

I am looking to calculte the required KVAR power factor unit that would be required to get my power fator above 85%. My current is approx 800 amps at 480 volt and is basically all inductive (motors). Also, can I calculate the current per KVAR this unit will draw.