Thorn bounty . I didn ' t have a void shotgun <| sep |> Good question , I don ' t know . That is why its best to give someone two weeks notice and then walk them out right after that . I once heard of a guy at a steel mill who got laid off after 15 years but asked to work one more month . It just so happened the day that he left , both 100 , 00 KVA generators started at the exact same time . The company got fined over $ 150 k because it messed up their power factor effecting power bills . The guy just denied it and they couldn ' t hold him to it . Edit Clarification . You absolutely will get charged for Power Factor faults , that is why they make Autobanks . Correct , it isn ' t a fine but its more power they have to pay for . Simply put it is the measure of efficiency to the load current that is being converted to useful work output . By putting the suppliers power supply out of balance you are technically drawing MORE power . Example A large motor is usually 0 . 85 % efficient at 100 KW . When running it at full load the supplier has to supply 1000 . 85 118 KVA to run a 100 KW motor . Which is costing the customer MORE . The capacitor bank will raise the motor closer to 100 %, drawing less power and being charged less .