Comprehensive efficiency measures from LED lighting to new ECM motors provide leading supermarket chain with significant energy reduction and an ROI of about two years per project
NORWELL, Mass. & QUINCY, Mass.–January 18, 2012(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bluestone Energy Services, LLC, a leader in energy conservation engineering and project development services for industrial and commercial clients, announced today that it has helped The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC substantially reduce energy consumption in hundreds of store locations and warehouses, enabling Stop & Shop to meet aggressive sustainability goals, cut costs, and receive over $4 million in utility incentives.
“Stop & Shop is committed to building sustainable stores and reducing our impact in the communities we serve. For the past four years, Bluestone Energy has helped us improve energy efficiency at our stores and warehouses”
The projects included installing electronically-commutated motors (ECMs) and replacing lighting fixtures with energy-efficient LEDs in both grocery stores and distribution warehouses. At Stop & Shop stores in North Kingstown and North Providence, Rhode Island, Bluestone Energy completed a range of infrastructure upgrades that resulted in an annual savings of over 343,000 kWh and an average ROI of less than two years. In Smithtown, NY, Bluestone Energy completed similar retrofits, resulting in a savings of over 121,000 kWh in a single store.
