Cutting Energy Costs in Restaurants

1. Cutting Energy Costs in Restaurants

2. How Much Are You Spending on Energy? • Typical restaurant pays $3.13 per square foot per year for energy • Largest portion of a restaurant’s electricity use goes to lighting, cooling & refrigeration

3. How Much Can You Save? • Many projects pay back in energy savings in a few months, most in less than 3 years • Rebates from APS Solutions for Business program reduce your up-front costs • “I would absolutely recommend this program to any business owner. Participation is easy and the payoff is significant.” Owner, Small Business in Phoenix

4. Energy Efficiency Creates Many Benefits • Lower operating costs = higher profits • Reduce maintenance demands • Distinguish your business by going green • Increase productivity by improving comfort • Finance business growth with energy cost savings

5. Good Starting Point: Lighting • Efficient lighting emits less heat and can reduce cooling requirements by 30% • Replace T12 fluorescent tubes with T8s and electronic ballasts and save 15% - 20% of lighting energy use • In the Dining Room: Replace incandescent lamps with CFLs • sconces • hanging lamps • fixtures T12 lamp (top) vs. T8

6. Lower Your Cooling Costs, Boost Your Comfort • Replace aging or inoperable HVAC equipment with high efficiency models and save 20% - 50% of energy consumption • Be sure the system is properly sized • A bigger unit is not necessarily better • Use a programmable thermostat to adjust the temperature based on occupancy

7. Cut Refrigeration Energy Use • Add strip-curtains to your walk-in to reduce air infiltration by up to 75% • Install anti-sweat heater controls on display cases to save up to 90% of the heater energy use • ENERGY STAR labeled commercial solid door refrigerators and freezers save up to 45% of electricity use with a 1.3 year payback compared to other models

8. Sample of Lighting Rebates from Solutions for Business program • Lighting rebates range from $5 to $200 per unit • T8/T5 Lamp and Electronic Ballast • Energy-efficient Exit Signs • High-bay T5HO or T8 Fixtures • Induction Lighting • Compact Fluorescent Lamps • Cold Cathode CFLs • De-lamping • Occupancy Sensors • Daylighting Controls

9. APS Program Offers Rebates for Many Projects • Start with a base incentive up to $50 per ton, plus an efficiency incentive up to $300 per ton • Unitary and Split Air Conditioning Systems and Air Source Heat Pumps • Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps • HVAC Test & Repair, HVAC Quality Installation • Programmable Thermostats • Refrigeration rebates from $5 to $200 per unit • Motor and VSD rebates from $1.50 to $50 per horsepower • Plus, custom projects!

10. The Bottom Line: Good for Business • You can reduce your restaurant’s energy use and lower your bottom line through simple energy efficiency improvements • APS business customers can use incentives to install energy-efficient equipment and reduce the up-front project cost • www.aps.com/businessrebates