Molina Meat Market

Having a local footprint in what we do allows us to work with some of the most recognizable and beloved businesses within their communities, and it’s definitely one of the highlights of our job. Knowing that we can help these businesses—in any way—to keep their doors open, and their customers satisfied and supplied, is what drives us to keep improving our offering and keep honing our ability to provide top-notch customer service on our own part.

And our way of helping is by optimizing your refrigeration system to run more efficiently, keeping your hard-earned profits in your pocket and not in your electric bill.

Last year, teaming with our partners at AECOM, NRM participated in multiple Main Streets programs, wherein we, on behalf of the utility companies, canvass town by town looking for opportunities to help local businesses that otherwise may not have come across the incentive program’s information.

This led us to Molina Meat Market, a staple in the El Salvadoran community in Chelsea, MA for the last few decades. Here, our friendly and knowledgeable Energy Advisor explained the program and incentives and how the Molinas could get them, and also conducted a quick, no-cost assessment of their walk-in coolers—from how much the fans run to the evaporator coil’s defrost cycles to the evaporator fan’s motors and more.

After we took the assessment and calculated their potential energy savings and equipment improvements, we presented the project to the Molinas for their approval. As a result of the Main Streets program, NRM was able to secure the Molinas a sizable incentive from their utility provider to do the project. This made the decision a no-brainer as the solution would provide said energy savings starting day one.

The walk-in coolers at Molinas had four main areas for optimization: smart temperature controls, evaporator fan motor upgrades, anti-sweat door heater controls, and upgrading their timed, mechanical defrost to an adaptive, electric defrost. Combined, these measures will slash nearly 10,000 kWh from the Molinas’ electric consumption and save them around $1,500 in associated costs every year.