Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, 2011 Summary

摘要

Gross refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totaled 3.96 billion cubic feet on October 1, 2011, an increase of 4 percent since the previous survey was conducted two years ago. While most of the increase from previous survey was due to increased survey coverage of existing warehouses, some was due to new construction. This was the 47th biennial survey of refrigerated warehouses. The five States with the largest gross warehouse capacity (million cubic feet) were California with 548; Florida, 284; Georgia, 244; Pennsylvania, 231; and Wisconsin, 208. Usable refrigerated storage capacity was 3.22 billion cubic feet, or 81 percent of the gross space. Usable freezer space was 78 percent of the usable refrigerated space with the remaining 22 percent used as cooler space. Convertible refrigerated space was classified as usable freezer space. Public warehouse refrigerated storage capacity totaled 3.03 billion gross cubic feet in 2011, accounting for 76 percent of the total storage. Public storage capacity increased 4 percent since 2009 and is 34 percent above the public capacity of ten years ago. Private and semiprivate warehouse refrigerated capacity totaled 931 million gross cubic feet, or 24 percent of the gross refrigerated space.