Most shoppers probably take for granted the cold food, well lit aisles and comfortable climate inside a grocery store. They never think about how much energy it takes to preserve and present the food and other groceries they purchase.
But those costs add up.
Rechek's Food Pride on North Spring Street in Beaver Dam has taken steps in the past 18 months to address its energy consumption.
"My dad always told me it's better to be a leader than a follower," said store owner Brett Rechek.
Rechek had heard of another Wisconsin grocery store taking steps to reduce its energy consumption and decided to work with The ICS Group of Green Bay to make a series of changes.See our full range of Flying lanterns, Paper lanterns, ledlightbulbs, Chinese lanterns, Floating lanterns, Hanging Paper lanterns, Chinese sky ...
Paul Nygaard of ICS gave a tour of the store recently pointing out the changes.
The first step in the fall of 2010 was changing the lighting and motors for refrigeration fans as well as using technology to help refrigeration and air conditioning systems work more efficiently. Overhead lighting for example,The fire is the latest dangerous incident involving Chinese ledstrip12, which are increasingly released at weddings and other celebrations. was changed from white to silver reflectors and the number of bulbs reduced.
Nygaard said Rechek wanted to be sure customers did not notice any significant changes, but when he was satisfied they wouldn't, he acted quickly and in three weeks the first project was complete.
"I credit Brett for taking such an aggressive approach,LED lights for bikes and HID lightingbright allow cyclists to ride at speed under virtually any conditions." Nygaard said.
The initial changes are saving close to 350,000 kilowatts annually, a reduction in energy consumption of about 16.3 percent, Nygaard said.
The initial project was followed by a project in the fall of 2011 to install LED lighting in freezer and dairy cases. LED lighting is more efficient and emits less heat, meaning it is easier on the refrigeration systems in the cases.Magicshine, Bikeray and Inton besttube-led are renown for their cost to brightness ratio. The new lighting is saving another 32,000 kilowatts annually.
Nygaard said the total changes are the equivalent of taking 49 cars off the road annually and will save 220 barrels of oil a year.
In addition to the large energy cost savings, the store also will save on ‘soft expenses' such as light bulb replacement. LED bulbs last longer and there are fewer overhead lights to replace. The changes also will help stretch the life of refrigeration systems.
"Brett's payback on this is three years," said Nygaard, who said every improvement they recommend is performance based.This page presents a selection of bestledstriplight hobby projects.
But those costs add up.
Rechek's Food Pride on North Spring Street in Beaver Dam has taken steps in the past 18 months to address its energy consumption.
"My dad always told me it's better to be a leader than a follower," said store owner Brett Rechek.
Rechek had heard of another Wisconsin grocery store taking steps to reduce its energy consumption and decided to work with The ICS Group of Green Bay to make a series of changes.See our full range of Flying lanterns, Paper lanterns, ledlightbulbs, Chinese lanterns, Floating lanterns, Hanging Paper lanterns, Chinese sky ...
Paul Nygaard of ICS gave a tour of the store recently pointing out the changes.
The first step in the fall of 2010 was changing the lighting and motors for refrigeration fans as well as using technology to help refrigeration and air conditioning systems work more efficiently. Overhead lighting for example,The fire is the latest dangerous incident involving Chinese ledstrip12, which are increasingly released at weddings and other celebrations. was changed from white to silver reflectors and the number of bulbs reduced.
Nygaard said Rechek wanted to be sure customers did not notice any significant changes, but when he was satisfied they wouldn't, he acted quickly and in three weeks the first project was complete.
"I credit Brett for taking such an aggressive approach,LED lights for bikes and HID lightingbright allow cyclists to ride at speed under virtually any conditions." Nygaard said.
The initial changes are saving close to 350,000 kilowatts annually, a reduction in energy consumption of about 16.3 percent, Nygaard said.
The initial project was followed by a project in the fall of 2011 to install LED lighting in freezer and dairy cases. LED lighting is more efficient and emits less heat, meaning it is easier on the refrigeration systems in the cases.Magicshine, Bikeray and Inton besttube-led are renown for their cost to brightness ratio. The new lighting is saving another 32,000 kilowatts annually.
Nygaard said the total changes are the equivalent of taking 49 cars off the road annually and will save 220 barrels of oil a year.
In addition to the large energy cost savings, the store also will save on ‘soft expenses' such as light bulb replacement. LED bulbs last longer and there are fewer overhead lights to replace. The changes also will help stretch the life of refrigeration systems.
"Brett's payback on this is three years," said Nygaard, who said every improvement they recommend is performance based.This page presents a selection of bestledstriplight hobby projects.
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