WEBINAR RECAP: THE NEW LOW-HANGING FRUIT: HOW AI IS DRIVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN REFRIGERATION
- Amrit Robbins
- May 31, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: May 28
Key Takeaways
Traditional energy efficiency measures in refrigeration have been largely exhausted — AI is opening a new wave of savings opportunities.
Setpoint standardization, strategic lockouts, and energy commissioning are the new low-hanging fruit — but require data to execute correctly.
AI can identify stores that are underperforming their energy benchmarks and diagnose the specific cause automatically.
Fleet-wide energy commissioning — previously impractical at scale — becomes achievable with software-driven analysis across hundreds of sites.
“This model doesn’t scale without an analytical engine to drive actionable insights.”
— Will Carroll, Dalkia
📊 Stat: AI-driven refrigeration management systems can reduce grocery store energy consumption by 10–20%, translating to $4,000–$10,000 in annual utility savings per store — or $400,000 to $1 million for a 100-store chain (U.S. Department of Energy, Better Buildings Initiative).
Why Is Now the Right Time for Grocery Retailers to Invest in AI-Driven Refrigeration Energy Efficiency?
Will Carroll explains why now is the time to use artificial intelligence to improve energy efficiency.
The good strategy to drive energy efficiency in refrigeration
The better strategy to drive energy efficiency in refrigeration
The best strategy to drive energy efficiency in refrigeration
On May 17, 2023, Axiom Cloud hosted a webinar with Will Carroll from Dalkia, with the goal of discussing how setpoint standardization, lockouts, and energy commissioning can improve refrigeration maintenance.
What Key Topics Did Axiom Cloud and Dalkia Cover in the AI Refrigeration Efficiency Webinar?
Discussion topics included:
The good/better/best framework for energy efficiency in grocery
How setpoint standardization and lockouts can cause negative consequences
How continuous energy commissioning ensures sustainability of savings AND helps to increase savings over time
How cloud, analytics, AI, and automation can enable continuous energy commissioning at scale
You can find the full recording here.
How Can Grocery Retailers Get Started With AI-Powered Refrigeration Energy Optimization?
For more information about how Axiom Cloud can provide value in your stores, you may enjoy some of our other recent webinars about refrigeration management: Alarm monitoring and cloud analytics: like peas and carrots, using data to optimize HelloFresh’s refrigerated warehouses, and compressors don’t die, they’re killed.
We host quarterly webinars on various topics surrounding refrigeration management and maintenance. Follow us on LinkedIn to be alerted of the next one.
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