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How Electric Motors Saved the Grid
The humble electric motor consumes nearly half of the world's electricity. This episode of The Productivity Podcast explores how a century-old technology became the silent engine of industrial productivity—and why upgrading it is one of the cheapest ways to cut emissions and boost efficiency. We look at the surprisingly low adoption of variable-speed drives, the role of policy standards in places like the EU, and what a new generation of efficiency could mean for electricity demand, the grid, and the transition to renewables. With a few concrete numbers—like the IEA's estimate that…
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