SGS Produce

SGS Produce In-Depth Case Study

Project Overview

SGS Produce operates a warehouse where produce is stored before being shipped out to various segments of the food industry. SGS runs evaporators 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to maintain optimal produce cold-storage temperatures in the warehouse.

Carlisle Energy Solutions prepared a savings analysis and found that by retrofitting the evaporator coils in one of their coolers with Carlisle Controllers and 1.5 HP EC Motors, SGS will save approximately $225,000 in the next five years. LADWP’s incentive of $27,547.45 allowed this project to pay for itself in less than 6 months.

Project Breakdown

$36,729.94 – Project cost
$27,547.45 – Rebate or Incentive Paid to customer
$9,182.48 – Net cost of Project
$3,743.70 – Monthly dollar savings at 16.9 cents per kWh
$44,924.40 – Annual dollar savings
$224,662 – 5 Year dollar savings
307,701 – kWh’s REDUCED YEAR ONE
2.45month – Return on investment ROI

Project consisted of installation of
(15) 1.5 HP 240V EC Motors
(5) Carlisle ECM Controllers