Multi-Unit Restaurant Operators: Your Utility Errors Are Systematic. Your Recovery Can Be Too.
Chains of all manner, such as restaurants, have a structural advantage in utility auditing that independent operators lack: when an error pattern is identified at one location, it can be systematically examined across the entire chain.
Read article →The Restaurant Demand Charge Problem: One Rush Can Set Your Rate for 30 Days.
Demand charges are calculated based on the highest 15-minute interval of electricity demand during the billing month. For most commercial operations, this peak demand occurs predictably and is relatively stable from month to month.
Read article →Restaurants Consume Five Times More Energy Per Square Foot Than Other Commercial Buildings. Is Your Bill Correct?
The EPA's ENERGY STAR program benchmarks commercial restaurants at energy use intensity nearly five times higher than the average commercial building. The combination of commercial cooking equipment, refrigeration, HVAC in a high-occupancy space, and extended operating hours creates one of the most energy-intensive load profiles in the commercial sector.
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