R-22 Phaseout, Energy Costs Changing Grocery Industry

摘要

These are interesting times for the supermarket industry. Just consider:rn1. In 15 months, the industry begins withdrawal of its long-favorite refrigerant, R-22. While all forecasts show there will be plenty of R-22 available during the first years of the phaseout, demand will temporarily exceed supply in 2015.rn2. The rising cost of energy is raising the profile and importance of the people who manage buildings and systems in the grocery industry. The challenge is highly distributed sites, multiple energy consuming assets, and highly variable energy use.