Our Thermal Footprint
In 2008, we set out to reduce normalized total energy use in our Specialty Coffee Business Unit by 10% and we exceeded that goal, reducing our thermal footprint by 13%.
Here are some of the key steps we took this year:
- We completed implementation of recommendations from an FY ’07 compressed air audit. As a result, we expect to save 103,000 kilowatt-hours of energy use annually.
- We began an upgrade of the air conditioning for our distribution center’s Information Technology room. We expect the system to save 61,000 kWh of electricity and 6,212 gallons of propane per year.
- At our Essex facility, we installed a new energy-efficient compressor system to serve our production needs, and retrofitted our production area with high-efficiency lights. Efficiency Vermont, an independent third-party energy consultant, estimates that these Essex projects will save 200,000 kWh of electricity annually.
- We upgraded the lights in our human resources office space, reducing annual energy consumption by 2,340 kWh.
Our Thermal Footprint for FY'08:
