Iron Works Market

What we love most about the solutions we offer is that nearly every business with refrigeration can benefit in some way from having their system optimized.

Sometimes, the only measure that’s a good fit are the smart temperature controls; sometimes, it’s only having the old lighting in the cold space upgraded.

But sometimes, like for Iron Works Market in Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire, their walk-in coolers and/or freezers have opportunities for every measure to be implemented, delivering a complete solution with noticeable, impactful operational improvements from Day One.

When they were first introduced to the New Hampshire Electric Co-op’s energy program and it was explained how they could benefit from taking part, they were very interested in learning more about it.

After a thorough but efficient assessment of their walk-ins by a knowledgeable NRM Energy Advisor, the owners were informed of the upgrades they were eligible to receive: intuitive smart controls that improve cooling energy efficiency, high-efficiency evaporator fan motor upgrades, LED lighting upgrades for the walk-in interior, a cooler setback feature for their drink coolers, anti-sweat door heater controls for their reach-in product coolers, and enhanced defrost capabilities that minimize nuisance maintenance call for ice-ups.

Combined, all of these measures were proposed to save Iron Works Market almost 40,000 kWh in electric costs every year now compared to before, which translated to around $6,000 in actual dollars that they kept instead of paying in their electric bill.

However, due to keeping up with best practices around the measures, they actually see more in energy usage reductions than were proposed!