Little Caesars Receives Energy Rebate Check

Little Caesars Franchisee Receives Check from Energy Trust of Oregon for Imperial Energy Efficient Walk-In Cooler

Little Caesars franchisee Dave Rasmussen started saving money, even before he opened the doors, on his new Little Caesars store on September 1, 2009. The new store at 16230 SW Pacific Hwy in Tigard, Oregon, needed a walk-in cooler that could handle the heavy cooling load a Little Caesars store requires without breaking the bank on high energy costs. Blueline Foodservice Distribution and Imperial Manufacturing teamed together to offer Dave the best package currently available to meet his needs.

Imperial Manufacturing offers an energy efficient walk-in cooler built to Little Caesars specifications, with 5” thick R40 wall panels and an energy saving refrigeration system. These walk-ins have been tested at the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) in California, the same lab that tests plug-in appliances for Energy Star ratings. Currently there isn’t an Energy Star rating for walk-in coolers and freezers as they do not fit the appliance model for Energy Star certification. FSTC testing proved the energy savings when operating the energy efficient Imperial walk-in vs the “standard” design walk-in. Many utilities offer rebates for customers who upgrade to the energy efficient Imperial walk-in, and Imperial will work with other utilities on your behalf to see if a rebate is available.

Franchisee Dave Rasmussen said, “Imperial has been great to work with and they have dependable coolers. I have not had any problems.” He also appreciates the rebate check he received from Jordana Goff, Program Manager for Energy Trust of Oregon.

Imperial was able to validate over 8000 kw hours of annual energy savings to the Energy Trust of Oregon if Dave installed the Imperial energy efficient walk-in, which equaled $803 of his rebate incentive check. Dave will also save money every month on his utility bill! Because of the energy savings and the incentive rebate, Dave’s return on investment for upgrading to the energy efficient walk-in was just over six (6) months!

In addition, the project had additional savings of 13,358 kWh and 14,952 Therms for other energy efficient equipment including lighting, foodservice equipment, and a tank-less water heater for which Energy Trust of Oregon awarded an additional incentive of $1,538 to Dave. In total the new facility had total annual savings of 21,392 kw hours and 14,952 Therms of gas! Dave Rasmussen was awarded a check in the amount of $2,341 from the Energy Trust of Oregon on January 14, 2010.