Environmental Prol
... Savor the Profits from Energy Efficiency
Your restaurant's profit is typically only 3 to 9 percent of
total revenue. Money you save on operating costs adds to
what you keep. Saving 20 percent on energy operating costs
can increase your profit as much as one-third. Wouldn't
savings like that be worth a second look?
We think so too. Here's a menu of tempting energy-efficiency

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Cooling 8%
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Lighting I 1%
Space Heating 19%
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Other 8% Refrigeration 6%
Ventilation 5%
/ Office Equipment 1%
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Water Heating 19%
How a typical restaurant consumes energy
When you take a bite out of energy costs you
increase your profits. How much? What will it cost
you up front? What's your payback? Will it be cost-
effective? Will there be any sacrifice in comfort or
lighting quality? Of course, you want answers to
these questions. An energy survey of your restau-
rant will serve them up for you with almost no
effort on your part. We highly recommend you
"order" one before selecting from this menu.
To order an energy survey, call your local electric
or gas utility company or an energy consultant and
ask if they will perform an energy survey of your
. restaurant. Ask what rebates, if any, are available.: '¦
¦	Or get your special mail-in energy survey from the
¦	ENERGY STAR* Small Business hotline at "1-888-
STAR YES. You complete the survey and mail it
to us. No inspections. No reports required. We'll
send you a menu of energy-saving and profit-
improving.recommendations that are cost-effective
for you. To become a Partner and get a1 free copy
of the survey, call us at 1-888-STAR YES.
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Hot ond (old
Entrees and Sides
Main course selections to fatten your profits.
If you
You can
Have an oil or gas
boiler or furnace
that is ready for
replacement
Heat your dining area
with electric resistance
baseboard heaters
Cool your dining area
and kitchen with an
old, standard-efficiency
air-conditioning system
Use evaporative
coolers
Replace it with a
high-efficiency oil or
gas boiler or furnace
Replace resistance
heating and old cooling
system with a heat pump
(if you are in a temper-
ate climate zone)
Replace it with a high-
efficiency electric or gas
air-conditioning system
Check monthly to ensure
the evaporator element
and drain are not
clogged
And reduce
your annual
energy cost
Up to $200
Up to $1,000
Up to $900
Up to $350
Fresh Air Entrees and fides
If you
You can
Exhaust cooking fumes
with a standard
exhaust hood that
needs to be replaced
Replace it with hoods
optimized for your cook-
ing needs
And reduce
your annual
energy cost
Up to $2,000 on
heating and cool-
ing costs
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(oohing Entrees
and Sides
Inefficient equipment eating into your profits?
Treat yourself to these specials.
If you
You
can
And reduce
your annual
energy cost
Fry food with a	Replace it with an	Up to $400
conventional gas fryer infrared gas fryer or a per fryer
high-efficiency atmospheric
gas fryer
Refrigeration Entrees ond Sides
If you
Have a walk-in
refrigerator
Leave your walk-in
refrigerator door open
when loading it
You
can
Install evaporator fan con-
trols to reduce fan use
Install a plastic strip cur-
tain over the entrance
Have a refrigerator that Replace it with a high-
needs replacing	efficiency refrigerator
And reduce
your annual
energy cost
Up to $20
Up to $20
per refrigerator
Up to $100
Hot Water Entrees ond Sides
And reduce
your annual
If you	You can	energy cost
Have a 10- to	Replace it with an in- Up to $500
20-year-old conven- sulated dishwasher, or
tional dishwasher
Replace it with an	Up to $2,900
infrared gas dishwasher
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Desserts
If you'd like to enjoy some confections after the main
course, here are some exotic savings selections that
are icing on the cake. Some of these can also help set
your restaurant apart from your competition by
stressing your "greenness."
And reduce
your annual
If you	You can	energy cost
Need to replace your	Replace them with a Up to $1,100
heating and cooling	geothermal heat pump
systems	(ask your local utility
about rebates)
Need to replace your	Include desiccant energy Up to $5,000
dining area heating	recovery in the replace-
and cooling systems	ment system
Need to replace your	Include evaporative	Up to $700
kitchen cooling system	cooling in the design
Manually control your	Install an energy	Up to $1,800
lighting, heating, and	management system
cooling
Use personal comput-	Specify Energy Star	Up to $19 per
ers in your restaurant	labeled computers	computer
Have large untinted	Install clear coating on Up to $200
glass wall space	the south and west
windows
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Light Entrees
and Sides
These are main course delights from which you can
put together a satisfying and profit-raising experience.
And reduce
If you
You can
your annual
energy cost
Light your dining area
or kitchen with stan-
dard fluorescent lighting
and magnetic ballasts
Provide too much light
in your dining area
during daytime hours
Light your exit signs
with incandescent bulbs
Light your parking area
with incandescent or
mercury vapor lighting
Manually turn the lights
in refrigerators, freezers,
and storage areas on
and off
Spotlight areas with
incandescent light bulbs
Replace them with T-8 Up to $16
fluorescent lamps with per lamp
electronic ballasts
Install a daylighting
control system
Up to $700
Replace the bulbs with Up to $22
light emitting diode (LED) per lamp
exit sign retrofit kits
Replace it with high- Up to $40
pressure sodium or metal per lamp
halide lighting (add
photocells and a timer
for additional savings)
Replace the switches with Up to $190
occupancy sensors (low-
temperature sensors in
refrigerators)
Replace them with	Up to $12
halogen bulbs	per lamp
Twenty thousand dollars can buy a lot of bread. That is
what Subway franchise owner Steve Kaplan is saving by tak-
ing advantage of energy-efficient technologie.s at his restau-
rant in Norman, OK. What is Kaplan's recipe for success?
He upgraded his stores lighting from 40-watt T-12 lamps
and magnetic ballasts to T-8 lamps and electronic ballasts.
In addition to his 50-percent energy savings, he now has
brighter lighting to make the food look more appetizing.
Kaplan replaced his old air-conditioning units with high-
efficiency models and added ceiling fans to circulate the
store's air. He can now set the store's thermostats 3 to
5 degrees higher in the summer without affecting comfort.
With these upgrades, he will pay back his investment in
3 years.
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Appetizers
If you
Here are some great choices to whet
your appetite without spending a lot of money.
And reduce
your annual
You can	energy cost*
Light your dining area
with dimmable incan-
descent light bulbs
Light any area, includ-
ing under your exhaust
hood, with non-dimming
incandescent light bulbs
Set your heating and
cooling thermostat(s)
by hand
Only partially fill your
refrigerators and
freezers
Clean your refrigerator
and freezer condenser
coils infrequently
Have cracked or warped
refrigerator or freezer
gaskets or hinges
Operate any appliance
when it is not needed
Replace them with dim-
mable compact fluores-
cent light bulbs
Replace them with
compact fluorescent
light bulbs
Install a programmable
thermostat and use
night setback
Keep your newer refrig-
erators and freezers
filled; empty and discon-
nect older ones
Clean them every
3 months
Replace or repair them
Turn it off
Up to $21
per lamp
Up to $34
per lamp
Up to $500
Up to $300
per refrigerator
or freezer
Up to $20 per
refrigerator
Up to $50 per
refrigerator
Up to $1,000
j When Rick Stein, owner of the Inn at Wiccoppee in Hopewell
|	Junction, NY, ordered a free energy survey from his local utiii-
1	ty company, Central Hudson Gas and Electric, he never imag-
j	ined he could convert energy costs into actual profits. The
energy survey recommended consolidating his five partially
! filled refrigerator units into two full ones and disconnecting
i	the remaining units. The survey also recommended converting
;	11 standard fluorescent fixtures in the kitchen to T-8 lamps
j with electronic ballasts. Stein is now savoring $1,869 annually
j	in reduced energy bills with a payback period of 0.6 years.
* For all choices in the menu, your actual cost reduction will depend
on the number of pieces of equipment you use, your usage pat-
terns, and your utility rates An energy survey can determine the
cost effectiveness of any upgrades
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Follow an energy survey's cost-effective recommen-
dations and your investment in energy efficiency
can give you up to a 30-percent return. Further-
more, you may enjoy some delightful surprises
that will improve your bottom line—increased
customer comfort, better lighting, more repeat
business, and increased employee productivity.
"Greenness" sells. Join our other satisfied Partners,
who have increased profits through energy
efficiency. We will send you public relations
materials that can help you attract the increasing
numbers of "green" customers.
For information on how to join EPA's ENERGY
STAR® Small Business partnership and increase your
profits through energy efficiency, visit us at
www.epa.gov/smallbiz or call 1-888-STAR YES.
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