12.9% Savings at Leading Fast-Food Chain

CASE STUDY OF ENERGY SAVINGS AT LEADING FAST-FOOD CHAIN
PROVES 12.9% SAVINGS ON ALL LOADS FOR ENTIRE FACILITY

APPLICATION	BENEFITS
Restaurant, Cafes & Fast-Food Chains	Up to 18% direct savings for all electric loads
	ROI within 1.5-3 years
	Quick and easy installation
	No changes to existing infrastructure
	wall mountable next to electric circuit board
	Voltage optimization, stabilization and control
	Internal and manual bypass and protections
	Decreases reactive energy

OVERVIEW
A leading fast-food chain providing an eco-friendly environment installs energy saving solutions to demonstrate their efforts toward reducing their electric consumption and lowering their CO2 footprint. A typical fast-food restaurant includes lighting in seating, kitchen and storage areas and electric appliances such as HVAC systems, refrigerators and freezers, electric ovens, microwaves and coffee machines with total electricity consumption of 16,000–28,000 KWh per month.

SOLUTION
Leading fast-food restaurant chooses to implement PowerSines universal energy efficiency controller for commercial applications (ComEC). ComEC dynamically controls and stabilizes the voltage provided to all loads, ensuring the supply of the right voltage level, day or night, and generating immediate energy savings of up to 18%. In addition, by stabilizing and controlling the voltage, ComEC improves power quality, preventing equipment failures, extending lifetime and reducing maintenance costs.

ComEC’s light-weight and small footprint enables easy installation at any location with minimal disruption to operation. The system is connected after the main circuit breaker and does not require any changes to be made to the existing electrical infrastructure. The entire installation can be completed within hours.

RESULTS
The example below shows results of energy savings in a typical fast-food restaurant.

The ComEC 160A model was selected to match the main circuit breaker of the facility. The system supplies electricity to all kitchen appliances, HVAC and lighting circuits in the facility. ComEC provided 12.9% immediate energy savings on a 230V electric network. 
 

Monthly KWh Annual KWh Without ComEC 19,127 228,000 With ComEC 16,659 198,588 Fast-food Chain's electric savings 12.9% 29,412

*Full report is available upon request.