Place fridges away from heat
When you put a fridge directly adjacent to ovens, heaters or other heat-producing equipment, it will use more energy to maintain adequate temperatures.
The same applies if the fridge is in direct sunlight.
That may sound obvious but you’d be surprised by how many businesses do this and unnecessarily waste money.
Encourage staff and customers to be as quick as possible when opening fridge or coolroom doors. Leaving them open too long will allow warm air inside – your equipment will then have to use energy to get that air cool again.
Ferguson Plarre, VIC
According to Ferguson Plarre CEO Steve Plarre, refrigeration is the single biggest energy efficiency challenge facing the retail side of bakery businesses.
Ferguson Plarre has saved on refrigeration costs by separating refrigeration areas from the oven area of the bakery. This has eliminated heat bleed into the areas of the bakery that need to be kept cold.
They have also fitted variable speed motors to fridge and freezer fans to iron out power spikes and reduce energy consumption.[1]