Restaurants Can Take a Bite Out of Energy Costs

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Restaurants Can Take a Bite Out of Energy Costs

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Restaurants and Energy

• Profit margins for restaurants are often slim
  typically only 3-9 of total revenue.
• Reducing energy use is often an easy way to knock
  down some of your operating costs.
• Saving 20 on energy operating costs could
  increase profit by as much as one third.

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What Is ENERGY STAR?

• A program of U.S. EPA and DOE that helps to
  identify energy efficient products through
  voluntary labeling.
• Rates commercial lighting
• Rates commercial-grade restaurant equipment.

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ENERGY STAR Lighting

• Exit Signs
• Operate on five watts or less per sign, compared
  to standard signs, which use as much as 40 watts
  per sign.
• Can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in
  energy and maintenance costs.
• One sign can save about 10 annually on
  electricity costs and can last up to 10 years
  without a lamp replacement, compared to less than
  one year for an incandescent.

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ENERGY STAR Lighting

• T-12 to T-8 fluorescent switch-out
• Compact fluorescents whenever possible
• LEDs in some applications
• Timers, sensors and other lighting controls

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What Type of ENERGY STAR Equipment is Available?

• Fryers (33 models)
• Steam Cookers (56 models)
• Hot Food Holding Cabinets (44 models)
• Solid-door Refrigerators
• Freezers (1080 models)

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Why Is ENERGY STAR Rated Equipment Better?

• Range from 25 to 60 more energy efficient
• Shorter cook times
• Higher production rates
• Improved insulation
• High-efficiency compressors

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What Else is On the Horizon?

• Commercial dishwashers
• One of biggest energy users in kitchen
• Consumes 2/3 of all water in restaurant
• Technologies available and specs complete by 2007
• Ice makers, Griddles, Ovens, Ventilation hoods,
  Glass-door fridges and freezers

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Small Things You Can Do

• Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact
  fluorescent lamps save up to 34 per lamp.
• Install a programmable thermostat and use night
  setback settings save up to 500.
• Replace or repair cracked or warped refrigerator
  or freezer gaskets or hinges save up to 50 per
  refrigerator.

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Bigger Things You Can Do

• Install a daylighting-control system to be sure
  you are not providing too much light in your
  dining area during daylight hours save up to
  700.
• Replace incandescent or mercury vapor parking lot
  lighting with high-pressure sodium or metal
  halide lights save up to 40 per lamp (add
  photocells and a timer for additional savings).
• Replace T-12 lamps and magnetic ballasts with T-8
  fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts save
  up to 16 per lamp.

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More Bigger Things!

• Replace your conventional gas fryer with an
  infrared gas fryer or high-efficiency atmospheric
  gas fryer save up to 400 per fryer.
• Install your walk-in freezer within your walk-in
  cooler and put vinyl strips over the door.
• Lay out your kitchen so cold appliances are not
  near hot appliances.

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Still More Ideas

• Invest in low-flow, pre-rinse spray valves to
  save energy, water and sewage costs. A low-flow
  pre-rinse spray valve -- which costs about 40 to
  60 -- consumes 1.6 gallons per minute rather
  than the standard 4 gallons per minute.
• Install a kitchen exhaust system that
  automatically varies fan speeds. Fan power to
  heat and cool restaurant kitchens and eliminate
  smoke accounts for a large portion of an
  operation's energy bill.

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How Can I Learn More?

• ENERGY STAR
• Special Restaurants page
• Qualified-products lists
• Rebate finder and store locator
• Annual awards program
• Best Practices Tool for quick and full service
  restaurants

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How Can I Learn More?

• Consortium for Energy Efficiency
• Commercial Kitchens Initiative
• Features standards for fryers, solid- and
  glass-door refrigerators, solid-door freezers,
  and ice makers.

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How Can I Learn More?

• Food Service Technology Center
• Based in California, specializes in commercial
  kitchen energy efficiency and appliance
  performance testing.
• Developed more than 30 Standard Test Methods for
  evaluating commercial kitchen appliance
  performance.

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How Can I Learn More?

• Green Star
• On-line tip sheets, links, and articles.
• On-site waste assessments and energy audits.
• Phone and email technical assistance to help
  answer your questions.