Energy Efficiency for Retail Stores

Make strong energy performance your competitive advantage.

• Retail companies spend nearly $20 billion on energy each year
• A 10 percent reduction in energy costs for the average full-line discount retailer can boost net profit margins by as much as 1.55 percent and sales per square foot by $25.
• A 10 percent reduction in energy costs for the average limited service restaurant can boost net profit margins by as much as 4 percent and sales per square foot by $17.
• A 10 percent reduction in energy costs for the average supermarket can boost net profit margins by as much as 16 percent and sales per square foot by $44.

What You Can Do

• Join ENERGY STAR.
• Evaluate your retail building's energy performance with Portfolio Manager or learn about Service Providers that Offer Automatic Benchmarking.
• Establish a comprehensive energy management program using the Guidelines for Energy Management.
• Learn to manage your energy more effectively with Online Training Sessions.
• Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout your building.
• Communicate your energy management efforts to customers, shareholders, and peers.
• Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future
• Find more resources through National Retail Associations.

What Others Are Doing

• ENERGY STAR Retail Partners
• ENERGY STAR Labeled Retail Buildings
• ENERGY STAR Labeled Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
• What Partners are Saying

ENERGY STAR Success Stories

• Food Lion
  An ENERGY STAR award winner five years in a row, is committing to energy management company-wide and seeing real financial results - nearly $105 million in savings over the years.
• Giant Eagle
  A three-time ENERGY STAR partner of the year, developed an Energy Management Plan to guide its energy strategies to improve energy performance year after year.

Additional Resources

• Building Technologies Program : Retail Buildings
  Learn about energy saving upgrades you can make to your retail building.
• Energy Design Resources' Building Types: Retail Stores
  Tools and resources to help you make energy efficient improvements to your retail store.
• Flex Your Power's Small Retailers and Offices
  Read about how to cut your electricity costs permanently through energy efficiency improvements.
• EPA's Retail Industry Portal
  Find out about sustainability opportunities to help business in the retail industry go beyond regulations to protect the environment.
  

Learn more about the following technologies and practices that are applicable in retail facilities.

• Building Shell
• Heating, Cooling and Ventilating
• Lighting
• Office Equipment and Appliances

Produced in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Business Gateway and ENERGY STAR®