Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)
Switching to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) could save you $100 per year.
Regular incandescent light bulbs create more heat than light, and use huge amounts of energy. If you use regular light bulbs in refrigerated spaces, you are not only paying extra for the energy they use, you are paying even more to cool these spaces. It?s like having a space heater in your freezer!
Installation Tips
CFLs provide most light when they are warm. Protect the bulb in a jelly jar to keep the bulb warmer, provide more light, and prevent breakage in the walk-in cooler. Replacement CFL bulbs should be rated to negative 20 degrees and be Energy Star? rated.
Night Covers
Installing night covers could save you $2,600 a year.
Night Covers lock in cool air to keep your produce cool and crisp when the store is closed and roll up easily when the store is open. They are easy to install. They pay for themselves quickly through energy savings and increased shelf life of produce.
Installation Tips
Night Covers provide the best energy savings when the flow of refrigerant is controlled by the case temperature. Ask your Field Energy Analyst for details to ensure that your night covers will save energy and keep your product fresh.
Efficient Fan Motors
Switching to more efficient fan motors in walk-ins and cases save you $2,200 per year.
The evaporator fan motors in your walk-ins and cases can run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. By switching to energy-efficient motors, you can cut your energy costs in half without compromising performance.
Installation Tips
The new generation of electronically commutated motors is suitable for wash-down applications, and they come in larger sizes for walk-in evaporator fan motors.
They are not compatible with certain evaporator fan controllers. For advice on which path is best for your store, contact your Field Energy Analyst.
Cooler Misers
Energy Misers control control the power usage of your glass coolers, vending machines and deli/bakery wrappers with an occupancy sensor, powering them down when not in use.
