A&P Awards Emerson Expanded Energy Services Project; Supermarket Chain Documents Nearly 10% Energy Savings Across 150 Stores Following Initial Emerson Assignment.Business Editors ST. LOUIS & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2003 Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ), today announced that its Retail Services unit has been awarded a contract expansion to provide energy management services for 209 additional supermarkets owned by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE: GAP). Altogether, Emerson will be serving 360 A&P-owned stores. The expanded contract involves A&P stores in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and New Jersey, Super Foodmart stores in Connecticut, SuperFresh stores in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, plus all of A&P's Farmer Jack stores in Michigan. Emerson technicians will perform their E-Commissioning(TM) service - a comprehensive top-to-bottom audit of energy usage and tune-up of each store's refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. , heating, air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. , and lighting systems. An earlier Emerson E-Commissioning assignment for A&P delivered energy consumption savings totaling nearly 10 percent across 150 stores. This latest phase of the project will be completed by late August. Emerson will also provide its remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a service for each location under a multi-year contract. Display case temperatures and related electrical systems will be monitored around-the-clock from the Emerson's Retail Services command center in Atlanta, to assure equipment is running properly, track energy usage, and minimize food product loss. Supermarkets are among the country's most energy- intensive types of commercial buildings, with refrigeration accounting for more than half of a supermarket's energy bill. "A&P sets very high standards and we see their decision to significantly expand our assignment as a real vote of confidence in Emerson's ability to deliver energy efficiency savings," said Neal Starling starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. , general manager of Emerson's Retail Services division. Created three years ago, the Atlanta-based Retail Services division of Emerson Climate Technologies is the leading provider of energy and site monitoring See Web analytics. services for the U.S. supermarket industry. Emerson provides energy efficiency and remote monitoring services for more than 3,000 store locations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. "A&P is a great example of how Emerson technology and expertise in this area are tailor made to helping supermarkets, convenience stores and other chain store operators achieve their energy efficiency objectives," said Tom Bettcher, an Emerson executive vice president who is the business leader of Emerson Climate Technologies. About The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a 340-store supermarket chain with locations in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi, the District of Columbia, and Ontario. Its corporate and U.S. (A&P) Founded in 1859, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. was one of the nation's first supermarket chains, and is today one of North America's largest. The company operates approximately 690 stores in 15 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Ontario, Canada under the following trade names: A&P, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, Super Fresh, Farmer Jack, Kohl's, Sav-A-Center, Dominion, The Barn Markets, Food Basics, and Ultra Food & Drug. The company also manufactures and distributes the Eight O'Clock line of whole bean coffees. About Emerson and Emerson Climate Technologies St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global leader in providing customers with innovative technologies and solutions in five business segments: industrial automation; process control; heating, ventilating ventilating Natural or mechanically induced movement of fresh air into or through an enclosed space. The hazards of poor ventilation were not clearly understood until the early 20th century. Expired air may be laden with odors, heat, gases, or dust. and air conditioning; electronics and telecommunications; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2002 were $13.8 billion. Through its Emerson Climate Technologies(TM) business, Emerson delivers innovative technology, services and performance-based solutions to meet the critical needs of the global heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration marketplace. Its Retail Services organization offers a comprehensive array of facility management services that can be customized to meet the needs of retail customers. Its capabilities include: remote equipment monitoring, service dispatch, food quality and safety monitoring, energy monitoring and energy efficiency analysis, mechanical and electrical system engineering, and energy efficiency project management. For more information, visit Emerson's Retail Services website at www.ersus.com. SOURCE: Emerson |
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