Food Lion LLC
An EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner
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- Since 2000, through new lighting, refrigeration and heating and cooling technologies and company-wide energy management efforts, Food Lion has reduced its energy use by more than 2.29 trillion Btu. In 2005, Food Lion saved 312 billion Btu and cut its natural gas consumption by nearly 18 percent. The company reduced its water consumption by more than 5 percent.
- A partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® program since 1998, Food Lion received "Partner of the Year" awards in 2002 and 2003 for adopting and applying energy management practices and technology throughout its store operations. In both years, Food Lion was the only supermarket company to receive the honor. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, Food Lion earned the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award and is recognized as an ENERGY STAR Leader by the EPA. Food Lion is the first supermarket company to earn ENERGY STAR partner awards in five-consecutive years.
- More than 400 Food Lion stores, far more than any other retailer, have earned the rigorous ENERGY STAR designation, indicating they are some of the most energy-efficient grocery stores in the United States. Food Lion will add 200 more ENERGY STAR stores in 2006 through benchmarking, renovations and new construction.
- The environmental impact of Food Lion's efforts is significant. Based on EPA calculations, each of Food Lion's ENERGY STAR stores saves as much as 86,000 kWh per year - enough to power nine American homes for an entire year. The energy savings at each store also prevent 190,920 pounds of CO2 emissions per year, equal to removing the pollution of 19 cars or planting nearly 26 acres of trees.
- Applying these EPA calculations to Food Lion's 2005 energy reductions of 312 billion Btu, Food Lion achieved energy savings equivalent to preventing 202 million pounds of carbon dioxide, taking 20,294 cars off the road, planting 27,800 acres of trees and powering 9,142 American homes. Over the last five years, Food Lion alone has reduced CO2 emissions by more than one billion pounds.
- In the past five years, through new technologies and on-going energy-management projects, Food Lion has netted costs and energy reductions equal to powering 451 virtual Food Lion stores. It's as if 451 Food Lion stores (more than a quarter of the chain) used no energy at all.
- Energy specialists at Food Lion continuously monitor the company's energy consumption and look for new ways to make its store operations even more efficient.
- Food Lion is an example of how a company can help protect the environment and meet its business objectives. Food Lion is demonstrating a long-term commitment to the environment and to its bottom line, which benefits the environment, consumers, the company and its investors.
- Food Lion's corporate energy mission is to be a world-class leader in energy management in the supermarket industry.
- In addition to the EPA, several other organizations have recognized Food Lion for its superior energy performance. These include, Energy User News magazine, North Carolina Save Our State (SOS), and the Association of Energy Services Professionals International (AESP).
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