Optimization Info for
ESCOs and Institutions
Retrofit refrigeration optimizations are terrific measures to add to upcoming energy efficiency projects. They provide proven savings month-after-month, and typically a shorter payback period to make overall project specifics more attractive.
Offset long paybacks and achieve unrivaled gains in energy savings.
Retrofit refrigeration optimizations are terrific measures to add to upcoming energy efficiency projects. They provide proven savings month-after-month, and typically have a shorter payback period than other components to make overall project specifics more attractive.
NRM has installed these controls and implemented efficiency measures in over 50,000 systems since 1995. This has included the types of facilities most commonly associated with ESCO-sponsored projects. Institutions and facilities such as school systems, federal and municipal buildings, biotech and pharmaceutical, and more.
As a result, NRM can offer a long track record of success, and our solution can be easily implemented into an already developed energy-efficiency proposal, or lay the groundwork for a new project.

The quickest way to discover if your facility can benefit from our solution is to request a callback:
With some preliminary information about your energy project, such as current facility operations, energy costs, and most importantly your optimization goals, we can give you a general idea of how we may be able to help.
From there, we’ll decide together the next best step to take. It could be a full, no-obligation refrigeration measurement to determine your actual opportunities, or it could be checking with your utility provider if they offer any incentives for energy-efficiency projects.

Most common places we find upgrade opportunities:
Evaporator Fan Operation
Evaporator Fan Motors
As most evaporator fans currently operate 100% of the time, the older, inefficient motors are continuously generating and rejecting heat into the cold space. New EC Motor technology are upgrades that drastically reduce the amount of heat created by over 60%, as well as improve overall performance.
Anti-Sweat Door Heaters
Novelty Cooler Runtimes
If you have soft drinks coolers, CoolTrol can schedule them to be off while your business is closed, saving 100% energy during off-hours.
Evaporator Coil Defrost
In-Cooler Lighting Upgrades
Not only reduce energy consumption by upgrading from old, fluorescent lamps to LED, but improve your product display with a cooler, brighter appearance. If applicable, upgrades can include overhead in-cooler lamps as well as door-lined lamps for reach-in product coolers.
Why add NRM's retrofit controls and measures to your energy project?
With NRM, you get more than just energy savings. Our unique refrigeration optimizations also provide better operational performance, more informed troubleshooting, unique diagnostics, and remote management tools that actually make your life easier.
Advanced Temp. Control
Helps Get More Out of Your System
Catch hidden issues like short cycling (excessive STARTS/STOPS)
View and analyze power output, average temperatures, and more to spot performance abnormalities
FSMA & HACCP
Compliance
Multiple years of historical operational data stored in memory
Instant email alerts prior to a potential temperature issue
Available daily temp. logs for easy USDA & FSMA compliance
Scalable & BMS Compatibility
We've worked with some of the best ESCOs around the country












"In our Annenberg dining hall freezer, our compressors were on the verge of burning out, and we would never have picked up on it if not for the monitoring software. Not only did the alert save the compressor, which is a multi-thousand-dollar repair in itself, but potentially a freezer’s worth of product that might have been lost otherwise. We've had the monitoring software for 10 years, and I wouldn't give it up for anything. It is one of the best things I did to save money on this campus."
— Bob Leandro, Dining Facilities Manager
