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What have you done to reduce energy use in your store?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bob Savage Jan 10, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Over the years there have been many products and some procedures aimed at reducing energy use. Not all of them work equally well. What has worked for you and what has not? I'll start with the easy…Continue
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How To Get FREE Energy Efficiency Upgrades AND Get Paid Big Bucks To Do It
Thanks to section 179 of the US tax code, in 2011 you can write off 100% of the purchase price (up to $2,000,000) of qualifying equipment from your gross income in the tax year the purchase is made. This works particularly well with energy efficiency equipment when you combine this major tax deduction with utility incentives and lease financing. For example, say your ten store chain implements $200,000 of energy efficiency upgrades. You are able to get utility financial incentives to pay for…See More
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"Congratualtions from Supermarket Energy Technologies!! "
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Our company, Supermarket Energy Technologies, has been manufacturing energy efficiency products for food retailers and OEMs since 1996. We have a suite of energy efficiency solutions which can significantly reduce your operating costs. We have installed thousands of products in customer locations across the US and Canada. Our customers are saving millions of dollars every year. Store level energy savings of $15,000 to $20,000 (or more) per year are not uncommon. Our products’ internal rate of return and net present values are excellent. Often, up front capital is not required as monthly energy savings can easily exceed an equipment lease payment resulting in an immediate positive cash flow impact. There are potential tax benefits as well…possibly some positive public relations too.
Being somewhat of an expert, the way I like to work with customers is to first listen and learn about what they may have already done and then educate them about appropriate technology, products, financial incentives, measurement and validation until they reach a point where they feel comfortable making a decision to move forward. This investment of time results in many happy customers
Being somewhat of an expert, the way I like to work with customers is to first listen and learn about what they may have already done and then educate them about appropriate technology, products, financial incentives, measurement and validation until they reach a point where they feel comfortable making a decision to move forward. This investment of time results in many happy customers
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How To Get FREE Energy Efficiency Upgrades AND Get Paid Big Bucks To Do It
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 1:51pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thanks to section 179 of the US tax code, in 2011 you can write off 100% of the purchase price (up to $2,000,000) of qualifying equipment from your gross income in the tax year the purchase is made. This works particularly well with energy efficiency equipment when you combine this major tax deduction with utility incentives and lease financing.
For example, say your ten store chain implements $200,000 of energy efficiency upgrades. You are able to get utility financial incentives…
Continue Are Electric Car Charging Stations In Your Future?
Posted on January 19, 2011 at 9:50am 0 Comments 0 Likes
What do Whole Foods, Meijer, Best Buy and the Mall Of America all have in common? They have all implemented charging stations for electric vehicles in pilot locations. Some charge a fee and others offer charging for free. The free services are expected to decrease over time as the number of electric vehicles on the road increases. It takes longer to charge a battery than it does to fill up with gas and customer cars spend regular amounts of time in retail parking lots. As such, electric…
Continue Customer Choice for Electricity and Natural Gas
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
It’s hard to believe you can reduce your cost of electricity or natural gas with the stroke of a pen…but it’s absolutely true. Here is what you need to know about getting the most out of customer choice utility programs. These programs have been available in most industrialized states since 1999.…
Continue Food Retail Energy Efficiency - The Next Big Thing
Posted on December 31, 2010 at 9:30am 3 Comments 0 Likes
People often ask me, "What's the best choice I can make to improve energy efficiency in my store?". Over the years the answer to this question has been different ranging from night covers to T8 lighting to anti-sweat heater controls to ECM motors to LED lighting. One common trend for food retailers is that the popular energy efficiency upgrades always have something to do with lighting or refrigeration...probably because these two items comprise the bulk of grocers electricity…
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- At 11:40pm on February 03, 2011, Jessica Nielsen gave Bob Savage a gift…
- At 2:59pm on January 7, 2011,
Tom Lunzer said… Hello Bob
Don't beleave we have met in person. I am the IGA Coca-Cola Institutes animator and
E-Learning Developer.
- At 9:28am on January 7, 2011,
Robert L Stockham said…
- While I write about a variety of topics, the articles about sustainability or Cleveland seem to generate the most hits.
- At 3:34pm on January 6, 2011,
- If you would like to write a guest blog post for me on energy efficiency with links back to your sown site, I would love it!
- At 3:33pm on January 6, 2011,
Thanks for reading the blog! I am running thin on content these days, as I have been writing 5 days a week for about 2 years....
My creative juices are getting locked up!
- At 11:43am on January 5, 2011,
Ken West said… - Bob, I would like you to see you do a blog post on food waste and methods grocers can take to address it.
- At 2:49pm on December 13, 2010,
Leslie Plunkett said… Thanks for the nice message, Bob!
- At 12:44pm on December 6, 2010,
Barry Wise said…
- Bob, We specialize in retail technology, and we are seeing a lot more retailers that are concerned with their energy costs. However, I don't believe the same decision makers for their retail in-store technology are the same decision makers you deal with. If I hear of any major initiatives from any chains, I'll forward the information on to you. Barry
- At 8:08am on December 6, 2010, Norm Jelsma said…
- Magnum coffee is in Nunica, I actually live in Grand Rapids.
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