Small Business Program Session Customer: Syracuse Banana

NGrid Small Biz Customer Success Story Syracuse Banana

About - Syracuse Banana Frank L. &, Steven Inserra The Syracuse Banana Company started by Frank L. Inserra in 1966 as a banana house. In 1971, the corporation advanced to a produce distribution center selling a full line of fruits and vegetables, prompted by a need in the area for a produce house that carried everything including a variety of processed, herb and gourmet items. Over twenty years ago, a new Inserra joined the company - Frank's son, Steven Inserra the current CEO. Syracuse Banana is one of the largest restaurant and institution suppliers in this area, serving some of the largest restaurant chains in the United States. The warehouse is located just two blocks from the Central New York Regional Market in Syracuse and is available for your inspection at any time. We are a multi-million dollar company supplying over 500 customers daily.

Syracuse Banana Participation in the NGrid SB Program Then… Cold call summer of 2009 –Small Biz Program on the streets for a few months –Performed energy survey of their 35,000 square foot facility (which includes 12 large walk-in coolers) on 06/05/2009 –Walk-in cooler evaporator fan motors running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or 8760 hours a year –Follow-up meeting to review NGrid Small Biz Proposal

Syracuse Banana Participation in the NGrid SB Program-continued Now… –Scope of Work Completed NRM provided a turnkey solution to retrofit all of the existing walk-in coolers with Cooltrol® product. Specifically, Cooltrol ® will provide savings by cycling of evap fans through out the day based on temperature. In addition, the evap fan motors were retrofitted with EC motors(93 motors total) –Results(refer to 12 month bill analysis for kWh savings)

Smart Refrigeration Controls are a Key Component to a Green Solutions Program  Systems are sized to maintain temperature on the hottest/most demand day of the year, resulting in excess capacity the rest of the year  Most existing small and medium size coolers and freezers operate at 30-60% efficiency  Poor maintenance and lack of knowledge by end user in understanding how performance and energy relate  Savings are very predictable since refrigeration runs 24/7/365 Why Refrigeration is gaining Recognition for Efficiency Opportunities:

CoolTrol ™ Control System CoolTrol offers personnel and refrigeration technicians a powerful tool to control coolers and additional alarming functionality that seamlessly integrates with existing equipment

CoolTrol ™ Control System Feature / Functionality  Tracks temperatures and equipment run time for statistical analysis of performance and energy use  Provides historical usage patterns, which extend the life of the equipment and saves energy  Optimized defrost cycles are based on coil temperature and run time (*) Optional Freezer/Cooler Monitoring

CoolTrol ™ Control System Touch Pad Access  Download information rather than clerk performed manual reads  Bypass for equipment diagnostics using original thermostat  Manual Defrost for unscheduled activation  Set ups of temperatures, time/date, & dew point for operators Cooler Shutdown Button  Store personnel can easily shut cooler off for comfort and to reduce cold air loss thereby improving employee productivity in coolers

National Grid Small Business Proposals Pay Back AnalysisProject Cost SummarykWh Savings Calculations