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Havertys Takes Comfort in a Data Driven Energy Management Strategy

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Energy Data
Retail Industry
September 18, 2019

What happens when the growth of your business takes place over the span of more than a century? A furniture retailer, which began as a single furniture store over one hundred years ago and has since grown to over 100 showrooms, representing millions of square feet of floor space, faced this daunting prospect as they worked to gain control of their energy spend.

With a mix of old and new retail storefronts, offices, and warehouse space, pinpointing exactly which buildings and aging systems were wasting energy and other resources was a formidable task.

The retailer needed to gain additional insight into their annual energy spend to have a better understanding of these costs. At the time, there was no process for collecting or managing their energy data to establish baselines or benchmarks, and no foundation from which to build an energy strategy. Only 36 sites had various Energy Management Systems (EMS) installed, but no visibility to live meter data, forcing the company to rely heavily on data from multiple utility sources. Gaining access to better data became their top priority. Additionally, they needed to understand and document what their official energy-efficiency goals should be. A cross-functional team specializing in energy, waste, sustainability, and sourcing was formed to support this initiative. The team identified the following goals, spanning a five year time frame, with clear and actionable plans.

  • Claim sustainability as a strategy
  • Complete current-state assessments, including baseline metrics
  • Set energy reduction goals and program expectations
  • Clarify metrics and identify how progress would be measured
  • Set time frames for each goal, including a 25% kWh reduction in energy over a five year period

Knowing that data and formal processes would be integral to achieving these goals, the company turned to ENGIE Impact for help. ENGIE Impact provided the company with energy reporting and analytics to help identify usage patterns, track costs, and develop and help implement a consistent energy management strategy across the entire organization.

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New Energy Management Strategy

Using newly-formed baselines built from the historical bill and trend data collected from the EMS at individual sites and facility meters, the teams were able to document other annual benchmarks extending more than five years out.

A collaborative strategy was put in place to ensure each action item outlined in the sustainability plan was achieved. Additional steps used to establish and support their strategic energy goals included facility audits to pinpoint systems that needed replacing; a cost-benefit and ROI analysis to prioritize capital projects with the greatest return; and ongoing training and education for all employees, from the board room to the sales floor.

From a cost management standpoint, ENGIE Impact helped the retailer gain control over their utility bill expenses by ensuring the bills were accurate and paid on time while also optimizing energy rates and obtaining refunds where applicable. Additionally, both companies worked to maximize the value of EMS and Smart Meters with the following efforts:

  • Prioritize locations for EMS installs based on the greatest ROI
  • Execute re-commissioning at 29 locations to make sure sites were properly controlled
  • Install Smart Meters at showrooms and facilities for recording electric consumption in 15-minute intervals
  • Regulate and optimize consumption at all new stores equipped with EMS
  • Monitor and resolve EMS alarms and inbound service calls remotely to provide operational support and reduce maintenance truck rolls

Results to Date

With this strategy in place, the company’s energy management has resulted in tremendous bottom-line savings, improved operational efficiencies, and continued data insights. The data helped to pinpoint and prioritize projects that provided the most immediate energy and cost savings. A few key wins from these projects include:

16%

reduction in energy consumption at a single site in one year

62%

reduction in consumption at a Virginia Beach showroom in two years

29%

total energy usage reduction in four years

After just four years, the company has achieved 29% energy reduction, surpassing its five year goal of 25% reduction. Additional results have been achieved through the reduction of maintenance truck rolls, which have contributed an estimated $172,800 in cost avoidance in a single year.

These savings also supported operational efficiency improvements and were achieved through the data visibility and energy management support provided by ENGIE Impact.

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