EPA & the Supermarket Ind

Partners in Ozone Layer Pro

GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
Agenda

fReasons to Partner witfSupermarket refrigeratfGreenChill Advanced 

Refrigeration Partnersh
EPA Partnership Prog

fMore than 80 environmental 

partnership programs 

fVoluntary participationfNo membership feefNon-regulatoryfGives you a friendly face at tfTrue partnership attitude – b
Partner with EPA for Cost 

f Reduce waste/leaks & conserve 

f Utilities: solid waste, water, energyf Materials: refrigerant, plastic, build

f Increase efficiency & productivit

f Easier to manage environmental cof Less employee time spent dealing wf Streamlined processesf Less time reinventing the wheelf Specialized software to track enviro

performance
Partner with EPA for Public R

f Awards & positive press coverag

f Press releases on your achievementsf National coverage

f Enhanced reputation

f EPA credibility “confirms” your environme

achievements

f Enhanced corporate image with customers

media

f Brand protectionf Logos that help distinguish you f

competitors
Partner with EPA to Re

Business Risk

fReduce regulatory compliancfReduce liabilityfPrevention of environmental fVoluntary today – regulatory 

tomorrow?
Partner with EPA for Str

Planning

f Environmental performance benchmaf Preparation for regulatory developmenf Technical assistance

f Access to EPA’s nationwide resources and conf Unbiased source of research and technical anaf Best practice guidelines, lessons learned, impl

maps

f Networking

f Partner meetings to share best practices, strate

opportunities

f Conferences, workshops, seminars
Partners for the Envir

f www.epa.gov/partnersf Achievement Through 

Partnership: A Progress Report Through 2000

f Boosting Your Bottom 

Line

f Guide to EPA Climate 

Partnership Programs
f R-22 is primary refrigerant

f Harms the ozone layer (ODP of .055f Contributes to climate change (GWf Phase-out in 2010 of R-22 productio

equipment; Limited production alloto service existing refrigeration equ

f DX systems are the dominant tec

f Lg. refrigerant charges (ave. spmktf High leak rates (ave. 20-25% = abou

refrigerant emitted PER SUPERMAR

Supermarket Refrigera
GreenChill Advanced Refr

Partnership

f An EPA cooperative alliance with 

supermarket industry

f Promotes the adoption of advanc

refrigeration technologies, stratepractices

f Reduce charges & emissions of 

depleting substances (potent gregases)

f Help protect the ozone layer and 

against global warming
GreenChill Prioritie

fShift from DX systems to adv

refrigeration systems

fShift from HCFC-22 to substi

refrigerants

fPromote reduced refrigerant fPromote equipment leak tigh

fAt productionfAt installationfPreventative maintenance
Why advanced refrigeration te

f Montreal Protocol’s goal is ozon

recovery – reduces ozone-depletsubstances (CFCs & HCFCs)

f Substitute refrigerants (HFCs) ar

safe, but they are greenhouse ga

f Leaking 1000 pounds of greenho

instead of 1000 pounds of ozonegas is substituting one environmdisaster for another 
GreenChill Supermarket P
GreenChill Supermarket 

f Acme Marketsf Albertsons 

Intermountain West

f Albertsons/Lucky 

Southern California

f bigg'sf Cub Foodsf Farm Fresh Food & 

Pharmacy

f Food Lionf Giant Eaglef Hannaford

f Harris Tef Hornbachf Jewel/Osf Price Chof Publixf Shaw's/Sf Shop 'n Sf Shoppers 

Pharmac

f Supervalf Whole Fo
Advanced Refrigeration 

Manufacturers
Chemical Manufacturing 
Benefits of Joining Gree

f Benchmarking to evaluate progressf Recognition for actions beyond regula

requirements

f Build brand equityf Tools to attain corporate environment

and sustainability goals

f Prepare for HCFC phaseout and other f Access to latest information on state-o

refrigeration technologies, alternative and best practices 

f Networking & information sharing amo
f Commit to using only non-ozone-dep

refrigerants in both newly constructemajor remodels

f Report a baseline of corporate-wide r

stocks and emissions

f Commit to an annual emissions reduf Develop a corporate Refrigerant Man

and emissions reduction strategy

f Report annual aggregate corporate-w

refrigerant stock and emissions

Supermarket Partner Respon
GreenChill Projects 2

fBest practices

f Retrofit guidelinesf Advanced refrigeration technology 

fReporting/partner goals/benc

f Supermarket emissions dataf Equipment manufacturer leak tightnf HCFC-22 reclamation

fResearch

f Energy efficiency theoretical studyf Pilot projects

fMarketing/Recruiting
f Retrofits = most widespread stra

prepare for HCFC-22 phaseout in stores

f Opportunity to reduce leaks f GreenChill Retrofit Best Practice

f Leak tightness improvements durinf Conversion checklistsf Best practices for handling recovef Case studies

Retrofit Best Practice Gu
Best Practices Guidel

Advanced Refrigeration Te

f Describes and explains alternatives to 

DX systems

f Factors to consider when selecting an 

refrigeration option

f Best practices to reduce refrigerant chf Best practices for leak tightness at pro

installation

f Service and maintenance best practice

tightness

f Case studies
Supermarket Partner Data 

f Baseline year 2007

f GreenChill supermarket partners average 

15% vs. industry average of 25%

f Wide range even among GreenChill partne

f Goals for 2008

f Many want to reduce emissions by 5% pe

benchmark

f Plans include retrofits to existing stores, n

with advanced refrigeration technology, lestrategies

f Data reporting for 2008 by March 31, 2
Benchmarking to Measure 

fCompare leak rates to pre

years

fCompare leak rates to Gr

average

fCompare leak rates to na

average
Equipment Manufacturing Pa

Reporting

fEquipment leak tightness at fEquipment leak tightness at fShipments of DX systems vs

refrigeration systems

fRefrigerant used in all refrige

systems shipped
Chemical Manufacturing Par

Reporting

f Baseline year and annual reporti

supermarket HCFC-22 and HFC rreclamation

f Annual goal to increase superma

22 and HFC recovery and reclam

f Best practices for recovery and reclamatiof Chemical manufacturer “Corporate Recove

Reclamation Plan”

f HCFC-22 end-of-life guidelinesf Safety information
HCFC-22 Reclamati

f Increase R-22 and HFC reclamatf Best practices for recovery f Best practices for reclamationf Chemical manufacturer “corpor

& reclamation plan”

f R-22 end-of-life guidelinesf Safety information
Energy Efficiency Theoreti

f Hurdle: supermarket industry fe

advanced refrigeration technologmore energy

f EPA theoretical study compared 

consumption of advanced refrigetechnologies to baseline DX tech

f Draft to be peer reviewedf Publication as EPA document lat
Contact Informatio

fKeilly Witman

Stratospheric Protection DivEPATel: (202) 343-9742witman.keilly@epa.gov