PaceControls delivers more than 25% energy savings for major retail chain
PaceControls has helped a major retail chain cut cooling costs 27 percent at one Midwest outlet by increasing the efficiency of its rooftop air conditioning units, generating more than an estimated $25,000 in annual energy savings for that one store.
PaceControls’ energy service company (ESCO) partner also confirmed that PaceControls’ energy efficiency retrofits delivered a more than 30 percent drop in gas consumption for gas-fired heating – generating another $25,000 in estimated annual savings, based on an analysis of degree-day normalized utility bills.
The combined estimate of more than $50,000 in annualized savings estimates meant a project payback of about a year for this popular supercenter retailer.
“This store had more than two dozen package units, all 10 years old or younger and in good repair and ranging in size from 4 to 25 tons,” said Dan Cook, senior vice president PaceControls. “In our analysis, we used NOAA-calculated degree days and for air conditioning energy consumption analysis. We first calculated a baseline average monthly kWh consumption based upon winter 2007 and 2008 electric data. These results are high in our typical range – typically, we’ll see 15%-25% -- but not that unusual.”
The store chain has budgeted hundreds of additional retrofits in its 2009 budget, noted Tom Mills, EVP of PaceControls. “This is another confirmation of what a terrific fit we are for box retail and similar commercial buildings, with a lot of rooftop package HVAC equipment,” Mills said.
Mills noted further that PaceControls has a growing number of joint product development initiatives with major Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)to incorporate its technology into next-generation equipment. But, he said, “We’re still committed to saving money on the HVAC equipment you have. And these days, that’s more important than ever.”
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