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energy use throughout the store can be chal- lenging. For example, the deli department had slicing equipment and nobody knew its true energy efficiency. This phenomenon can cre- ate false assumptions on overall energy sav- ings, and in the end, affect LEED-certified scoring, Gibbon explains.
Safeway’s energy management system
involves extensive testing and retesting of equipment before and during installation, and dedicated follow-through to ensure operations are meeting environmental goals. “These are very keen partners of ours, and in addition, a third party comes in periodically to make sure all systems are in balance and working at their highest efficiency and to stave off any prob-
lems,” says Gibbon, noting LEED store inspec- tions are even more frequent and stringent.
While much of the store will have energy provided by solar fuel panels, for the future, the store is experimenting with Bloom energy installations, alternative fuel cells that use ground-breaking technology. “We are actually purchasing the Bloom boxes from
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