After the compressors, refrigeration fans are one of the highest energy consumers in a refrigeration system. Improving motor efficiency by moving to EC motors is one of the most cost-effective “bolt on” efficiency upgrades available.
On a typical refrigerated cabinet, upgrading to EC motors can improve system efficiency by 20-25%. Upgrading your case and coil fans to ECM’s is a quick way to reduce cost on smaller necessary fans that are required to run 100% of the day (exception: low temp cases cycle fans off during their defrost cycle).