NRM Success Story
Golden Gate Meat Co.
Richmond, CA
Golden Gate Meat Co. not only greatly improved the efficiency of their refrigeration system, but they also gained capabilities to better manage its operation. NRM provided a full-service solution they now can't live without.
What They Needed
Golden Gate Meat Co., an USDA-certified meat-processing facility, was in the market for tools and measures that provided noticeable enhancements for their refrigeration systems.
First and foremost, they wanted comprehensive equipment monitoring and alerts for obvious food safety reasons. They couldn’t afford to lose an entire facility’s worth of product because a refrigeration issue wasn’t obvious to the naked eye. They were also tired of common issues like their evaporator coils icing up forcing them to make unscheduled maintenance calls.
Because their customers demand the highest level of quality, having the highest level of control over their temperatures was of paramount importance. So, they were also on the hunt for a set of controls that adapted their cooling to their specific, unique needs.
And lastly, they were looking for something that could incorporate their refrigeration systems into their aggressive, company-wide energy conservation plan.
WHAT NRM PROVIDED
With one solution, NRM was able to help Golden Gate Meat Co. achieve all of their refrigeration goals. And because of the retrofit nature of the solution, they didn’t have to replace any of their existing equipment aside from evaporator fan motors, which were upgraded to high-efficiency models.
The monitoring platform provided the management team the exact type of oversight they were looking for. Not only could they now assess when and where an issue occurred with the platform’s visual diagnostics for speedy troubleshooting, the instant email and text notifications became a lifesaver. They could now prevent a catastrophe instead of reacting to one.
They also gained live temperature data, the ability to change those temperatures on-the-fly if they needed to or instantly start a defrost from their phone if their coils were icing up.
And by optimizing the system to ensure cooling only initiated when it was needed, Golden Gate Meat Co. was able to drastically cut their system runtimes, which in turn reduced the amount of energy it consumed. This translated into actual money in their pockets with a lower commercial electric bill month after month.
Industry
Meatpacking & Distribution
Location
Richmond, CA
Implemented Measures
- CoolTrol refrigeration controls
- Remote Site Manager
- Smart Electric Defrost
- Actionable Alerts
Annual Energy Savings
90,300 kWh
Annual Dollar Savings
$14,500
"The ability to change temperatures and start defrosts from my laptop or phone is very convenient. Additionally the monitoring and alarms have been a life saver. Not only in protecting tens of thousands of dollars in product but also helping to troubleshoot refrigeration issues that arise as equipment ages. Like all things mechanical, our refrigeration will fail someday. I sleep better knowing that when it does, NRM will sound the alarm to notify us. We use the system daily and have recommended it to others in the business."
— Justin, Owner
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These graphs also allow you to actually see how much less energy your refrigeration system is using. While also tracking that safe temperatures are always met.
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Going beyond a high temperature alert — which occurs only after an issue has already disrupted operations — NRM’s platform provides a suite of early detection notifications to help you be more proactive with troubleshooting.
For example, a compressor that’s short cycling will still likely be able to cool the space, but it’s dangerous, unnoticed overuse could lead to a critical system failure, jeopardizing the entire cooler’s worth of food.