New Earth Market - Yuba City, CA

Case Study: New Earth Market - Local Market

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Challenge

• New healthy living store, focused on Green energy and being Environmentally friendly.
• Needed to supply refrigeration to a variety of refrigerated cases and walk-in boxes throughout building for food and beverage
• New building required system to be custom manufactured for all cases and store setup.
• Compressor rack to be placed in back room so noise needed to be minimized.
• Customer requested easy to read alarm codes that store personnel could understand.

Solution

• New 67hp FortaCool® variable speed compressor rack installed in store back room.
• Variable Speed system minimized noise levels by ramping compressors up and down by "soft-starting" allowing for low noise levels and a peaceful store environment.
• Computer control program and variable speed technology designed to be the most efficient option available gave great energy savings to customer, adding to their goal of achieving Green Energy and remaining Environmentally Friendly.
• Computer programmed CPC controller allows for easy troubleshooting and system condition checks with easy to read alarm codes and descriptions.
• UltraSite off-site monitoring capability integrated into system and put on 24/7 system monitoring by Advanced, Inc.

Results

• Energy Efficient Refrigeration system adds to store's efforts to use all Green Energy and be Environmentally Friendly while also saving a great deal on monthly energy costs.
• Variable speed drives control compressors to ramp up and down as needed to meet the required refrigeration load, eliminating power spikes and peak demand charges.
• Noise reduction technology allowed for system to be placed in the most economical place for the store which would not have been possible had the system been loud like a traditional refrigeration system.
• Easy alarm codes and custom computer program allows store personnel to easily understand what is going on with the system and make educated decisions about servicing the system and store to avoid product loss and system degradation.
• Integration of the FortaCool® UltraSite monitoring allows for constant off-site monitoring and troubleshooting, leading to reduced service and maintenance costs as well as reducing product loss and response time.