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Emerson's E2 CX Enables Signifiant Operational Savings for KwikTrip, Inc.
Emerson’s integrated facility management technology proves its value for leading convenience store chain
Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), announced that its E2 Facility Management System has been installed in over 50 locations owned and operated by Kwik-Trip, Inc.
Kwik-Trip is just one of many leading convenience store retailers installing Emerson’s E2 CX system to more efficiently monitor and manage energy consumption within their facilities. Already installed in more than 50 locations, the retailer plans to continue upgrading other existing stores to the E2 system as well as using the E2 in all new stores. Kwik-Trip operates 330 conveniences stores across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, and is widely considered an industry leader with its unique focus on customer service and innovative operations.
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Part of Emerson’s Intelligent Store™ architecture, the E2 Facility Management System is a control system that manages all lighting, refrigeration, and HVAC systems, as well as controls all the anti-condensate heaters in a store. Integrating all these systems in the E2 enables multiple stores to be monitored from a central location.
By collecting and analyzing data both for individual stores and for their entire network, Kwik-Trip can quickly identify where improvements in equipment performance need to be made. Using this, and other Emerson technologies, the Kwik-Trip location in Rochester, MN documented a 7% reduction in electrical consumption (kWh) and 7% demand reduction (kW) per year.
“With fuel margins down and more pressure than ever on operating profits, our use of Emerson’s technologies has delivered greater energy and maintenance savings—helping us identify opportunities to further reduce our energy consumption,” said Erik Peterson, Kwik-Trip’s store engineering manager. Todd Bornholdt, Kwik-Trip’s Communication Center Manager remarked, “This technology allows store managers to focus on delivering superior customer service, while enabling our operations staff to keep stores comfortable and running optimally.”
The E2 CX system is designed, manufactured and installed by the Retail Solutions division of Emerson Climate Technologies. Emerson’s Retail Solutions division is a leading provider of convenience store refrigeration and building control systems around the world. “We are proud to be working with Kwik-Trip, and are excited that they have chosen to use many of Emerson’s products and services. It is Emerson’s goal to improve human comfort, safeguard our food, and protect the environment,” said Bill Coulombe, president of Emerson’s Retail Solutions group. With approximately 20,000 installations and over 5,100 sites actively monitored, Retail Solutions is a global leader in facility management and monitoring systems for convenience stores supermarkets, box retail, and restaurant facilities.
The E2 Facility Management System and ProAct® Service Center in Atlanta, GA form the core of Emerson’s Intelligent Store™ architecture. The architecture creates an integrated suite of products and services that provide retail operators a new level of sophistication and insight into their operations. When integrated or linked together, these innovative products and services can provide maintenance, energy and reliability gains. Also included in the Intelligent Store architecture are the Control Link™ device controllers and Intelligent Store Discus® compressor, select Lennox® rooftop units, and other third party devices. For more information on the E2 Facility Management System, click here.
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