The latest in 'Green' supermarkets.

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http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i52c27f7dd43be4598f4f3318919f79e2

Newest Hannaford Store Goes Platinum

July 26, 2009

As expected, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) last week granted Hannaford Supermarkets Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for its newest store, which opened Sunday in Augusta, Maine. Out of about 85,000 U.S. supermarkets, the Delhaize division is the first in the country to achieve such certification, the highest standard of the USGBC.

“We’ve been working to improve the environmental performance of our stores for many years,” said Hannaford CEO and president Ronald Hodge. “his store will allow us to identify additional measures that we can use to reduce our environmental footprint, while maintaining competitive prices and creating a more pleasant atmosphere for our associates and customers.”

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The Augusta location’s state-of-the-art green features include a GreenChill refrigeration system, which uses 50 percent less refrigerant gas than a traditional system; doors on almost all freezer and refrigerated cases, which save energy and create a more comfortable in-store temperature for shoppers; and water from two geothermal wells, located 750 feet underground, which helps regulate the structure’s temperature.

The new store is expected to use about half as much energy as a typical supermarket of comparable size and amenities.

[graywarrior]

1. What state is this in?

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2. Maine n/t

[graywarrior]

5. Awesome, thanks!

[abumbyanyothername]

3. Maine.

Augusta to be exact. Per the excerpt.

[fight4my3sons]

4. here's a local article:

http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/6644736.html

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6. There's always two sides to a coin.

I wasn't aware of the conflict. Thanks.