Now Installed at More Than
13,000 Retail Locations, Surveyor Energy Management System From Venstar
Is Saving Millions for Retail Chains
Energy Use Reduced By 1.3 Billion
Kilowatt Hours, Equivalent to Taking 185,057 Cars off the Road and
Eliminating More Than 2.1 Billion Pounds of CO2 Emissions
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Feb. 24, 2011 —
VenstarŽ, a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier,
today announced that its SurveyorŽ Energy Management System (EMS) has
saved millions off of retail chain customers’ energy bills at more than
13,000 locations in North America. Combined, chains’ energy use
was reduced by 1.3 billion kilowatt hours, which is equivalent to
taking 185,057 cars off the road and eliminating more than 2.1 billion
pounds of CO2 emissions. Designed for small-box retail chains, Surveyor
is installed in more than 13,000 locations throughout North America,
including Family Dollar and other big-name retail stores.
“Now with more than 13,000
individual store installations, Surveyor has saved its retail chain
customers millions in energy costs and reduced their carbon
footprints,” said Steve Dushane, president and CEO of Venstar
Inc. “Using Surveyor, the average-sized small-box chain store
customer can realize savings of up to 25 percent off its energy costs
the first year. In addition to the dramatic cost savings and CO2
emissions, customers typically have a return on investment (ROI) on
their Surveyor system in less than 18 months.”
Marilyn M. Morse, vice president of
facilities management for Family Dollar, said, “Using Surveyor is not
just about cost savings. Being a green company is very important to us.
Surveyor helps us make informed energy decisions for our stores’ energy
usage and make a positive environmental impact.” Based in
Matthews, N.C., Family Dollar has more than 6,800 stores in 44 states,
all of which are equipped with Surveyor.
About Surveyor EMS
Surveyor empowers small-box
retailers and other multi-location businesses to remotely monitor,
control and manage their HVAC and lighting/electrical and mechanical
systems in all their stores, giving them unprecedented visibility into
their energy usage. Designed specifically for small-box retail
chains with hundreds to thousands of locations, Surveyor provides
powerful energy management tools for energy and facility managers
responsible for managing multi-location companies.
Benefits include:
•
A single person can remotely control energy usage for thousands of
stores using a desktop computer, laptop, telephone or iPhoneŽ.
•
Authorized users can make automatic and on-demand changes to HVAC,
lighting, electrical and mechanical systems.
•
Users can make global changes to stores by state or region, or can make
changes to individual stores, allowing for optimal store temperatures
and lighting, resulting in energy savings and comfort for customers and
employees.
•
Users can adjust HVAC, lighting/electrical and mechanical systems to
meet specific store or regional requirements, resulting in dramatic
energy cost savings.
•
Custom, standard and exception reporting, along with real-time live
views into stores, gives users increased business intelligence about
their stores’ HVAC, lighting/electrical and mechanical systems.
•
Extensive data mining, diagnostics, and analysis empower users to
manage their stores by a variety of criteria, including weather
conditions.
•
Surveyor can also send out automatic customized email reports that
allow designated executives and regional managers to know the energy
usage and condition of the equipment at their stores.
•
Exception reporting helps identify any stores that are unusually warm
or cool inside. This can indicate problem areas, including
malfunctioning or broken equipment. By being able to proactively
service and repair equipment, facilities managers are able to reduce
maintenance costs while ensuring a minimum of down time.
•
User-defined security levels provide effective company-wide access to
the system without compromising security.
How Surveyor Works
Each piece of the user’s
energy-consuming equipment has sensors installed that communicate to
the user’s Surveyor system via the Internet. The sensors can be
added to virtually any manufacturer’s equipment, allowing users to
retrofit their existing equipment without buying new equipment.
Some of the biggest manufacturers in HVAC, including Carrier and York,
have Surveyor controls available as a factory-installed option.
For added flexibility for mobile users, the Surveyor iPhone application
provides users the ability to monitor and control the Surveyor system
on the go.
Availability
Venstar sells its Surveyor Energy
Management System direct to its customers. For more information,
visit: www.venstar.com/surveyor.
Email: sales@venstar.com
About Venstar Inc.
Founded in 1992, Venstar Inc. is a
leading thermostat and energy management system (EMS) supplier, known
for providing value to its customers via ease of use and installation,
proven cost savings, improved energy efficiency, quality and
reliability. Venstar’s Surveyor is a leading energy management system,
typically saving small-box retailers 25percent of their energy costs,
which translates to millions of dollars in savings and dramatic
reductions in C02 emissions. Surveyor currently controls the energy
usage of more than 13,000 retail locations across the United States,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Venstar is one of the largest
thermostat suppliers in the world and designs and produces
Venstar-branded products, as well as OEM thermostat products for the
biggest names in HVAC.
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