Grocery and Convenience
Keeping food cold and illuminating shopping aisles are essential for a grocery or convenience store, and can consume a lot of energy. Investing in energy efficiency can not only reduce operating costs, but can increase visibility, reduce food spoilage, and create a more pleasant shopping environment. Ultimately, these improvements translate to higher profits.
Solutions
Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)
Grocery and convenience stores can save money and increase equipment reliability by making energy-efficient choices when installing or replacing heating, cooling or ventilation equipment. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for:
HVAC Solutions
- Ductless Heat Pumps
- Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems
- Heat Pump Rooftop Units (RTUs)
- Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs)
- And more
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Lighting
Proper lighting is a necessity in grocery and convenience stores to maintain a productive and safe environment at a lower operating cost. High-efficiency fixtures can enhance aesthetics while decreasing cost. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for interior and exterior high-efficiency lighting solutions including:
Lighting Solutions
- LED Retrofit Kits
- New LED Fixtures
- Exterior Lighting
- And more
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Refrigeration
Upgrading to high-efficiency display coolers can be a big energy savings for grocery and convenience stores. If replacing equipment is not a viable option, custom add-ons and efficient component retrofits can improve the performance of existing refrigeration systems.
Refrigeration Solutions
- Scroll Compressors
- High-Efficiency Evaporator Fan Motors
- Strip Curtain for Cooler or Freezer
- Door Heater Controls for Cooler or Freezer
- Evaporator Fan Motor Controls
- Floating Head Pressure Controls
- And more
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Water Heating
Businesses can reduce water heating costs by upgrading to high-efficiency water heating systems and choosing a system that meets each business’s needs.
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Custom Solutions
Don’t see your energy solution listed above? Efficiency Maine also offers incentives for customized, site-specific energy solutions, including integrated HVAC controls, building envelope upgrades, combined heat and power installations, and more. Click here for more information on the Custom Program.
Case Studies
Click on the link below to view a case study and learn more about previous grocery store projects.
Get Started
Ready to upgrade your facility with high-efficiency equipment and appliances? Work with an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner in order to be eligible for these incentives. See our Qualified Partner video for more information on this process.
Click here to find a Qualified Partner working near you. If you work with a contractor that is not yet a Qualified Partner, urge your contractor to find out more information here. As part of the project approval process, you will accept the C&I Prescriptive Program’s Terms and Conditions. If you’re interested in becoming a Qualified Partner, click here to see our Become A Qualified Partner page.
If you’re interested in getting started with an energy efficiency project in your business but don’t know where to start, you can sign-up for a virtual customer consultation here.
Additional Information and Resources
ENERGY STAR Energy Savings Tips for Small Businesses: Grocery and Convenience Stores.