Small Business Energy Efficiency and Specialty Equipment

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Scott Schultz, LEED AP, CEM

Energy Program Engineer, SAIC, an Ameren Illinois ActOnEnergy Partner August 28, 2013

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Practical Items

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What do you already know about energy

efficiency for commercial kitchens?

Quiz

1. True or False? Most Commercial

Kitchen Exhaust Hoods run

continuously even when cooking

is not taking place?

2. How many Green Nozzle pre-rinse

spray valves have been given

away free to Ameren Customers?

3. Are T12 4-foot fluorescent lamps

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Presentation Overview

Today’s Topics

ENERGY STAR Kitchen Equipment Upgrades

Water Heaters

Refrigeration Equipment

Lighting Upgrades

Big Bonus for Small Business

ActOnEnergy Online Store

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Best Practices: Commercial Kitchen

• Commercial Kitchens are among the biggest energy

consumers per square foot of all commercial buildings

 In a typical food service facility the food preparation, water heating, and refrigeration combined, can account for nearly 60% of the facilities total energy usage

 Kitchen ventilation systems often represent up to 75% of the HVAC load

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Food Steamer

• ENERGY STAR qualified electric steam cookers can save businesses 4,930 kWh annually and gas models can save 33,000 btu annually

• Boilerless steamers also reduce water use by up to 90%

 3 gallons per hour versus 40 gallons per hour for standard (boiler-based) steamers

• $510/year savings on utility bills

(Electric bill and Water bill)

• The ActOnEnergy program provides

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Fryers and Griddles

• Large Vat Commercial Gas Fryers can be as much as 35% more energy efficient than standard fryers

• ENERGY STAR qualified fryers offer shorter cooking times, while increasing production rates

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Hot Food Holding Cabinet

• Hot Food Holding Cabinets that have earned the ENERGY STAR label are 60% more energy-efficient than standard models.

• Models that meet this requirement incorporate better

insulation, reduce heat loss, and may also offer additional energy saving devices such as magnetic door gaskets, auto-door closures, or Dutch auto-doors.

• The ActOnEnergy program

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Dishwasher

• Commercial dishwashers often account for more

than 2/3 of the overall water use in a commercial kitchen

• A typical dishwasher uses 4 GPR (Gallons Per Rack)

• ENERGY STAR qualified dishwashers are on average 25% more energy-efficient and 25% more water-efficient

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Green Nozzle Program

• Low-Flow Pre-Rinse Spray Valve

 Uses 75% less hot water than • traditional spray nozzles while • maintaining the same water • pressure for quality cleaning

 Free to Ameren Illinois Gas Customers (Retail Value $100)

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Demand Control Hood Ventilation

• The average food service kitchen exchanges inside air for

fresh outside air at least 20 times an hour.

• Roughly 25% of a food service operation’s energy cost goes to conditioning the air brought in during these air exchanges. • Most Kitchen Exhaust Systems run at full speed all day, but a

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Water Heaters

• Water heaters in commercial facilities account for about 11% of the total energy load on average

• Gas Fired Condensing Tanked Water Heaters are very energy efficient. Their design utilizes the hot flue gases to help heat the water in the tank

• This design also helps the tank recover quicker and therefore maintain a supply of hot water

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• Tankless Water Heaters provide hot water on demand

• Tankless Units have a longer life expectancy than standard tanked models

• These units are more efficient because they do not need to constantly maintain the

temperature of a large tank of water

• The ActOnEnergy program provides

Incentives from $150 to $300 (depending on size and type – standard gas or electric tankless)

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Solid or Glass Door Freezers

• Newer models use components such as EC Motors and high- efficiency compressors to help make them more energy

efficient

• Routinely check your door closers and door seals to make sure they are in good shape

• Choosing electronic controls with a new freezer can also help with features like ‘open-door’ alarms and temperature monitoring

• Energy Star rated Freezers can be 35% more energy efficient than standard

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• EC Motor for refrigerators and freezers

 Uses less energy than older motors

 Brushless motor does not generate heat

 Refrigeration unit doesn’t have to work as hard to cool equipment

• Energy savings typically pays for project

between 12 and 24 months (without

incentive)

• Incentive of $25 for walk-in/reach-in cooler

and $35 for walk-in/reach-in freezer

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Guest Room Energy Management (GREM)

The ActOnEnergy cash incentives for GREM controls:

• Electric heat package terminal air conditioners (PTAC) = $120 • Electric package terminal heat pumps (PTHP); incentive = $50

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Real Results: GREM Installation

• The Fairfield Inn & Suites in East Peoria installed a GREM in each of their 89 guest rooms

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Other Specialty Equipment Measures

• Strip curtains on Walk-in Coolers/Freezers

 _{$30/Cooler and $200/Freezer}

• Automatic door closers

 _{$30 to $100 per closer}

• High Volume Low Speed Fans (20-24 ft. dia.)

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More Energy Savings

• Clean and Maintain Kitchen Equipment

 Virtually all your appliances will perform better when they are clean. This can also extend the life of the equipment.

 Fix any water leaks (especially hot water leaks)

• Turn off Food Preparation Equipment when not being used

• Set Refrigeration Equipment at the recommended temperatures • Use Occupancy Sensors in rooms with Intermittent Use

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Best Practices: Lighting

• Numerous opportunities in your

facility

 High-performance or low-wattage lamps in

dining areas, and refrigeration and freezer cases  T8 or T5

 LED

• Switching from 4 lamp T12 with

magnetic ballast to

high-performance/low-wattage lamps will

save about 33% in energy cost

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Look at the end of the fluorescent tube • T12s have a diameter of 1 1/2 inch • T8s have a diameter of 1 inch • T5s have a diameter of 5/8 inch

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T12 Lighting Phase-Out

T8 lamp

2007 Energy Independence & Securitization Act

 _{Increased the standards for T12 lighting}  _{Most current T12 lamps will be obsolete}

 _{T8 lamps have become the new standard for businesses}

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Best Practices: Lighting

• LED exit signs

 _{Older exit signs typically use $35 per year}

per sign

 _{LED exit signs use $3 per year per sign}

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Online Store

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• CFL lamps

• Flood Lights

• Globes

• LED Exit Signs

• Exit Sign Retrofit

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Getting Started

• Identify opportunities in your facility

 _{Energy Audit}

 _{Program Ally or Contractor}

• When Project is complete submit

 _{Final application}  _{Pre-approval letter}

 _{Invoices of purchased equipment}

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Quiz

What did you learn about energy efficiency for

commercial kitchens?

1. True or False? Most Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hoods run

continuously even when cooking is not taking place?

2. How many Green Nozzle pre-rinse spray valves have been given away free to Ameren Customers?

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