ShopRites Achieve Energy Star Rating
WESTVILLE, N.J. — Brown’s Super Stores, a family-owned business that operates 10 ShopRite stores in the Philadelphia area, announced that it recently achieved the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Rating in five of its stores, as well as its corporate office as part of a comprehensive sustainability effort.
With an Energy Star Rating, Brown’s stores uses about 35% less energy than an average store, and cost 50 cents less per square foot to operate, while still providing quality service and comfort to customers.
In its effort to reduce consumption, Brown’s has fully converted three of its 10 stores to 100% LED or induction lighting, which includes all refrigerated cases and overhead store lighting. Plans are in place to make lighting upgrades in five additional stores over the next year. These lighting upgrades will reduce electric consumption at Brown's by more than 20% in 2012.
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Solar energy is also being utilized by Brown’s at their ShopRite of Parkside. The electricity generated by the 1,386 solar panels installed on the roof of the store accounts for more than 473,000 kilowatts annually — 12% of the stores energy needs.
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