Assess your operational efficiency
Identify and quantify current strengths and future opportunities in your food retail operations. The Food Retail Store-Level Assessment delivers a concise overview of your business’s equipment efficiencies and best operational practices, resulting in a quantifiable impact report of your operations- current and potential. This is the first step to qualify for a USDA Rural Energy for America Project (REAP) grant. Start the process today to fund energy efficiency upgrades in your grocery store!
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Spend 30 minutes
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Answer 20 questions
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Get your report
Go from reactive to proactive
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Assess
The financial and climate impact of your current operations, including: equipment in place, no-cost operational practices, utility rate comparisons, waste and recycling, water usage, refrigerants, and air infiltration.
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Identify
Potential areas for profit improvement, from no-cost practices that reduce your energy consumption today to capital improvements you can plan down the road.
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Align
With current best practices in food retail and use your results to engage customers and associates with your store’s mission.
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Prioritize
Operations and equipment with the biggest impact to your bottom line and develop a roadmap for the long term health of your business.