SmartWatt Energy’s booth at the 2012 Americold Facility Service Manager (FSM) Conference in Dallas, TX.
SmartWatt Energy Completes LED Lighting Retrofit at Americold’s Russellville, AR Cold Storage Facility, Resulting in Substantial Energy Savings and Entergy Arkansas Incentives
Russellville, AR—August 3, 2011— SmartWatt Energy recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold’s temperature-controlled storage facility in Russellville, AR. The project generates higher quality lighting while reducing overall lighting-related energy consumption by 690,000 kWh—this is equivalent to removing over 95 cars from Arkansas roadways.
Not only has Americold generated better lighting with significant, ongoing cost savings, these upgrades to its lighting system are also eligible for incentive payments from Entergy Arkansas, Inc.’s Large Commercial & Industrial Standard Offer Program. The Commercial & Industrial SOP Program offers financial support in the form of a rebate to companies seeking energy efficiency upgrade projects.
Given SmartWatt Energy’s emphasis on preservation of the environment, Americold selected SmartWatt Energy as a partner in reducing energy consumption. “This project allows Americold to operate more efficiently—we take a value-engineered approach to our lighting designs, which allows for maximum energy savings and utility rebates,” explained Tarek El-Gohary, Vice President of East Coast Operations for SmartWatt Energy.
“Sustainability is important to us,” said Fred Walker, Americold’s Vice President of Engineering. “The ability to reduce costs and reduce greenhouse emissions is a key reason we chose SmartWatt Energy for multiple facilities nationwide.”
ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.
SmartWatt Energy, Inc., is a leading nationwide provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solutions. SmartWatt Energy is dedicated to lowering businesses’ operational costs through demand-side energy-reduction strategies. SmartWatt Energy provides whole building energy assessments and implements lighting retrofits, variable-frequency drive upgrades and control system enhancements to help commercial, industrial, government and utility customers meet their sustainability goals. SmartWatt Energy’s energy-efficiency services include construction-grade energy audits, value-engineered designs, self-performed installations, utility incentive procurement, facilitation of EPAct 2005 tax deductions and maintenance support.
ABOUT AMERICOLD
Americold is the global leader in temperature controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, offering the most comprehensive warehousing, transportation, and logistics solutions in the world. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 182 temperature-controlled warehouses, with over 1.1 billion cubic feet of storage, in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina and Canada. Americold’s warehouses are an integral component of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors and retailers to customers. Americold serves over 3,000 customers and employs 12,000 associates worldwide.
SmartWatt Energy Completes LED Lighting Retrofit at Americold’s Gouldsboro, PA Cold Storage Facility, 13 Month Payback
WILKES-BARRE, PA—July 7, 2011— SmartWatt Energy, Inc. recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold’s temperature-controlled storage facility in Gouldsboro, PA that resulted in a short, 13 month payback. The project produces higher quality light, will save $195,806 per year in lighting costs and will result in $67,308 per year in coincidence cooling savings.
Given SmartWatt Energy’s emphasis on value-engineered lighting design, Americold selected SmartWatt Energy as a partner in reducing energy consumption. “We pride ourselves on custom designing energy-efficiency solutions for our customers that not only save energy and optimize system performance, but provide a high return on investment as well,” said Tarek El-Gohary, Vice President of East Coast Operations for SmartWatt Energy. “This project allows Americold to operate more efficiently.”
“SmartWatt Energy designs projects that save energy and money,” said Fred Walker, Americold’s Vice President of Engineering. “The quick payback, combined with the reduction in greenhouse emissions are some of the key reasons we chose SmartWatt Energy for multiple facilities nationwide.”
Americold partnered with SmartWatt Energy’s Wilkes-Barre, PA office for the Gouldsboro project. Earlier this year, SmartWatt Energy completed LED lighting retrofit projects at Americold facilities in Rochelle, IL, Victorville, CA, Russellville, AR, City of Industries, CA, Allentown, PA and Fort Worth, TX. SmartWatt Energy teams will be upgrading an additional Americold facility by July 2011.
ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.
SmartWatt Energy, Inc., is a leading nationwide provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solutions. They are dedicated to lowering businesses’ operational costs through demand-side energy-reduction strategies. SmartWatt Energy provides whole building energy assessments and implements lighting retrofits, variable-frequency drives and control system enhancements to help commercial, industrial, government and utility customers meet their sustainability goals. SmartWatt Energy’s energy-efficiency services include construction-grade energy audits, value-engineered designs, self-performed installations, utility incentive procurement, facilitation of EPAct 2005 tax deductions and maintenance support.
ABOUT AMERICOLD
Based in Atlanta, GA, Americold is the global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry. Americold offers the most comprehensive temperature-controlled warehousing, transportation, and logistics solutions in the world. Americold owns and operates over 182 temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, and Canada with a total capacity of over 1.1 billion cubic feet of storage. Americold’s warehouses are an integral part of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to the end consumer.
SmartWatt Energy Completes Significant LED Lighting Retrofit at Americold’s Fort Worth, TX Cold Storage Facility, 86% Reduction in Total Lighting Cost
Sacramento, CA—June 29, 2011— SmartWatt Energy, Inc. recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold’s temperature-controlled storage facility in Fort Worth, TX resulting in an 86% reduction in total lighting cost. The project, which replaced 319 fixtures, produces higher quality light and gave rise to a utility incentive greater than $46,000 from the local energy provider.
This LED lighting retrofit project will reduce Americold’s energy consumption at just its Fort Worth facility by 516,024 kWh and will help it shed 85.92 kW, while resulting in additional cooling savings of more than $17,000. “LEDs are perfectly suited for the cold storage environment,” said Ben Stewart, Vice President of West Coast Operations for SmartWatt Energy. “The light is better than with fluorescents, the energy savings are higher and the projects have a greater environmental impact.”
“SmartWatt Energy designs projects highly beneficial to cold storage environments,” said Fred Walker, Americold’s Vice President of Engineering. “We’ve been able to install fewer fixtures and achieve greater energy savings. We’re looking forward to working with SmartWatt Energy on additional projects worldwide.”
Americold partnered with SmartWatt Energy’s Sacramento, CA office for the Fort Worth project. Earlier this year, SmartWatt Energy completed LED lighting retrofit projects at Americold’s Rochelle, IL, Victorville, CA, Allentown, PA, City of Industries, CA and Russellville, AR facilities. SmartWatt Energy teams will be upgrading two additional Americold facilities by the end of July.
ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.
SmartWatt Energy, Inc., is a leading nationwide provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solutions. They are dedicated to lowering businesses’ operational costs through demand-side energy-reduction strategies. SmartWatt Energy provides whole building energy assessments and implements lighting retrofits, variable-frequency drives and control system enhancements to help commercial, industrial, government and utility customers meet their sustainability goals. SmartWatt Energy’s energy-efficiency services include construction-grade energy audits, value-engineered designs, self-performed installations, utility incentive procurement, facilitation of EPAct 2005 tax deductions and maintenance support.
ABOUT AMERICOLD
Based in Atlanta, GA, Americold is the global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry. Americold offers the most comprehensive temperature-controlled warehousing, transportation, and logistics solutions in the world. Americold owns and operates over 182 temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, and Canada with a total capacity of over 1.1 billion cubic feet of storage. Americold’s warehouses are an integral part of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to the end consumer.
SmartWatt Energy Completes LED Lighting Retrofits, Saves Energy at Americold’s Rochelle, IL and Victorville, CA Cold Storage Facilities
Ballston Lake, NY—April 19, 2011— SmartWatt Energy, Inc. recently completed LED lighting retrofits at Americold’s cold storage facilities in Rochelle, IL and Victorville, CA. The Rochelle project produced higher quality light and reduced overall energy consumption by 78%, whereas the Victorville project reduced overall energy consumption by 88%.
Americold, the global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, offers the most comprehensive temperature-controlled warehousing, transportation, and logistics solutions in the world. Americold is dedicated to the principles of sustainability, operating efficiently to minimize degradation or depletion of the resources of tomorrow.
Given SmartWatt Energy’s emphasis on preservation of the environment, Americold selected SmartWatt Energy as a partner in reducing energy consumption. After performing comprehensive, value-engineered energy audits at eight Americold facilities, SmartWatt Energy will drastically reduce Americold’s energy usage through LED lighting retrofits, which in turn yield significant cost savings for the company. “We are very happy with the quality and speed of the SmartWatt Energy team,” said Fred Walker, Americold’s Vice President of Engineering. “This is another example of how Americold’s sustainability program is having a positive impact on the environment.”
“From our inception, SmartWatt Energy’s goal has been to design energy-efficiency solutions that meet our customer’s needs. We’re not content to propose projects that simply save energy—we work to save energy, money and the environment,” said Chris Covell, President of SmartWatt Energy. “Partnering with Americold on this national accounts project has been a great opportunity, and we look forward to becoming their long-term energy-efficiency partner.”
The Rochelle and Victorville energy savings projects have reduced greenhouse emissions and will have the same effect on the environment as planting 258 acres of trees, making these projects both financially smart and green. Americold partnered with SmartWatt Energy’s Chicago office for the Rochelle project and SmartWatt Energy’s Sacramento office for the Victorville project. SmartWatt Energy teams will be upgrading six more Americold facilities, all slated for completion by June 2011.
ABOUT SMARTWATT ENERGY, INC.
SmartWatt Energy, Inc., is a leading nationwide provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solutions. They are dedicated to lowering businesses’ operational costs through demand-side energy-reduction strategies. SmartWatt Energy provides whole building energy assessments and implements lighting retrofits, variable-frequency drives and control system enhancements to help commercial, industrial, government and utility customers meet their sustainability goals. SmartWatt Energy’s energy-efficiency services include construction-grade energy audits, value-engineered designs, self-performed installations, utility incentive procurement, facilitation of EPAct 2005 tax deductions and maintenance support.
ABOUT AMERICOLD
Based in Atlanta, GA, Americold is the global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry. Americold offers the most comprehensive temperature-controlled warehousing, transportation, and logistics solutions in the world. Americold owns and operates over 182 temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, and Canada with a total capacity of over 1.1 billion cubic feet of storage. Americold’s warehouses are an integral part of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to the end consumer.
