October 16, 2002—The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company one of the nation’s top 10 grocery chains, has entered into an agreement with Emerson Climate Technologies to improve energy efficiency at 200 grocery stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware, and thereby contain or save millions of dollars in annual energy costs.
The stores operate under the A&P, Super Fresh, Waldbaum’s, and Super Food Mart brand names. A&P also plans to expand the energy efficiency program to additional stores in the future.
Under the agreement, Emerson technicians will conduct an energy audit and equipment tune-up to improve the operating efficiency of each store’s refrigeration, heating, air conditioning, and lighting.
Energy costs for a typical supermarket of 45,000 square feet can range from $150,000 – $200,000 annually. Emerson’s energy efficiency program, called E-Commissioning, can help a supermarket shave its power usage by 4 to 9 percent. For a 100-store chain, this translates into potential cost savings as high as $1.8 million a year.
Through its Atlanta-based monitoring center, Emerson will also provide continuous remote monitoring of each location’s equipment under a two-year contract. Display case temperatures and electrical systems will be monitored around-the-clock to ensure product quality, increase operational efficiency, and enable prompt notification in the event of equipment problems.
For more information, contact Emerson Climate Technologies.
