Success Story

Saving A Regional Supermarket $750,000 in One Year through Fiscal Control and Energy Conservation

SITUATION
The energy management program of a 53-store regional supermarket chain lacked direction and organization. The company's energy accounting was based strictly on cost rather than usage; energy bills were simply paid without being audited and historical consumption records were non-existent. In short, the company was not prepared to take advantage of the new opportunities presented by energy deregulation, With no on-staff resources to implement an energy program, management turned to energy expert Gary Markowitz for assistance.

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Supermarket Manager's Energy Handbook
Energy expense ranks among the top 5 expenditures in a food retailer's budget, but few store-level operations managers have the experience, time, or internal expertise to rein in these soaring costs. With the Supermarket Manager's Energy Handbook, your managers can take advantage of a turnkey energy management program that puts a stop to "energy shrink" and can help reduce energy costs by between 7% and 12% year-over-year.

How? By using simple cultural shift techniques and simple, accessible ideas. The Handbook presents your managers with a "whole store" approach, addressing every area of their store, from the refrigerated cases to above the ceiling. It is, in a sense, like having an "energy manager in a box." The handbook comes with everything a store manager needs to implement a simple, sustainable program, from a thermometer for gauging proper operating temperatures to color-coded stickers and posters that identify proper equipment operations parameters.

The Supermarket Manager's Energy Handbook is accompanied by Kilojolts' energy accounting software program, EnerCop™. EnerCop™ allows you to benchmark the efficiency/performance of your stores, defining each store's progress or regression and catching irregularities before they turn into severe budgetary problems. Statistical data derived from EnerCop™ dovetails with the Supermarket Manager's Energy Handbook as the basis for the energy training process and for verifying program success.

 

Restaurant Manager's Energy Handbook
Energy expense ranks among the top five expenditures in a restaurant's operating budget, but few companies have the expertise or staff to rein in soaring costs at the restaurant level. Now, management can attack operations-level energy waste with a turnkey program created exclusively for the Food Service industry.

Based on best practices procedures that address restaurants' unique energy needs, the Restaurant Manager's Energy Handbook helps unit, regional, and corporate managers put a stop to "energy shrink." Most Kilojolts clients enjoy a reduction in energy costs of between 7% and 12% year-over-year.

The Handbook program takes a 'whole restaurant' approach, addressing every section of the unit from the back, to the front of the house. It is, in a sense, an "energy manager in a box; it comes with everything your managers need to implement a simple, sustainable program, from thermometers for gauging proper operating temperatures to color-coded stickers that identify proper equipment operations parameters.

The Restaurant Manager's Energy Handbook is accompanied by Kilojolts' energy accounting software program, EnerCop™. EnerCop™ allows you to benchmark the efficiency/performance of your restaurants, defining each store's progress or regression and catching irregularities before they turn into severe budgetary problems. Statistical data derived from EnerCop™ dovetails with the Restaurant Manager's Energy Handbook as the basis for the energy training process and for verifying program success.

 

Bank Manager's Energy Handbook
Energy expense ranks among the top five expenditures in operating your bank, yet few companies have the expertise or staff to rein in soaring costs at the banking operations level. Employees at most banks are ill informed or unaware that their daily behavior (in the performance of their tasks) contributes significantly to higher operating (energy) costs. The deposits required to offset this incremental expense adds unnecessary financial burden at every operational level.

In today's tough business environment, many banks are looking to develop programs that not only improve corporate profitability but also demonstrate good corporate citizenship. Now, with the Bank Manager's Energy Handbook, management can attack operations level energy waste and build a "green" culture. Our turnkey program created exclusively for the banking industry shifts the culture to recognize and prevent energy waste, helping unit, regional, and corporate managers improve the bank's profitability. Based on best practices procedures that address banks' operational criteria, the Handbook program has most Kilojolts clients enjoying a reduction in energy costs of between 10% and 20% year-over-year.

The Bank Manager's Energy Handbook is accompanied by Kilojolts' energy accounting software program, EnerCop™. EnerCop™ allows you to benchmark the efficiency/performance of your branches, defining each bank's progress or regression and catching irregularities before they turn into severe budgetary problems. Statistical data derived from EnerCop™ dovetails with the Bank Manager's Energy Handbook as the basis for the energy training process and for verifying program success.