Thanks for the response.
The motors are not loaded during these times - I thought it would be better to shut them down, but the practice has always been to leave them running - someone told a previous supervisor that because of the demand meter, it was better just to leave them running than...
This may not be the place to ask this question, but I can't seem to get a good answer anywhere else...I have a manufacturing company. I am on a 3-phase demand meter. I'm trying to figure out if it is more cost effective to shut all the electric motors down during breaks and lunch and restart...