Refrigeration upgrade project, Brentwood, Tennessee
Costco: a controls and compressor upgrade that kept paying back.
The Brentwood project combined floating head and suction pressure controls, controller commissioning and new compressors. The project account reports $65,559 in annual savings.
reported annual project savings
What the project involved.
- Floating head pressure and floating suction controls
- Controller setpoint commissioning
- New compressors on each suction group
Read the result in context.
Kalder, in partnership with Neelands, delivered the controls and monitoring upgrades on this project, alongside new compressors. The project account reports a 42% increase in annual savings, not a 42% reduction in store energy use. The result belongs to the combined project, not to software alone.
Figures come from the original project account, which does not include the full baseline or measurement method.
What this means for your next project.
Start with your existing equipment and a defined goal. Agree on the baseline and separate the effects of equipment replacement, controls changes and ongoing monitoring when evaluating results.
Plan a measured pilotFind out what Kalder would watch in your stores.
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