Key Takeaways
- Powering a supermarket is a 24/7 business, so identifying and managing unnecessary energy usage is vital to improving efficiency.
- The primary users of energy in the store were the usual suspects: an ageing hot water system; the cool rooms and fridges; lighting; and the plant room that controls it all.
- For a small, independent store on rented premises, the steps Corryong IGA has taken represent massive leaps in energy efficiency.
An hour and a half’s drive east of Albury, nestled between Mount Kosciuszko and Burrowa Pine Mountain National Park, lies the Victorian town of Corryong – The Man From Snowy River country.
At the 2016 census, the town was home to just over 1300 people. And one of the biggest employers in the town, providing work to more than 30 people, is the independently owned and operated IGA supermarket.
Supermarkets are heavy energy consumers. They need power 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help keep the produce fresh and the store secure.