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U.S. EPA's GreenChill Partnership
10 Years of Progress
GreenChill is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnership with supermarkets to reduce
refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the environment. GreenChill brings together
stakeholders to share industry-relevant information and best practices, and support supermarkets'
efforts to reduce refrigerant emissions. GreenChill activities occur through three programs:
•	the Corporate Emissions Reduction Program,
•	the Store Certification Program, and
•	the Advanced Refrigeration Program.
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Corporate Emissions Reduction Program
Supermarket companies that become GreenChill Partners	, useg, Pfflm as WL
set annual emissions reduction goals and report their progress primary motivator to lower leak
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to EPA every year. Partners participate in information-sharing on our own, but having the backing of
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roundtables, educational webmars, and development or	^ ° r
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technical guidance. GreenChill activities support better
refrigeration management and transitions to advanced
refrigeration technologies. GreenChiil Partners have observed
notable achievements.
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$5,000
annual refrigerant replacement
cost per store
$2,600
annual refrigerant replacement
cost per store
25%
average emissions rate
12.9%
average emissions rate
A GROWING SUPERMARKET PARTNERSHIP
2017
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GreenChill certified
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Store Certification Program
Individual stores can earn GreenChill's silver, gold, or
platinum certification by achieving specific environmental
performance criteria. GreenChill-certified stores use less
refrigerant and minimize refrigerant leaks. The number of
GreenChill-certified stores is growing, reaching a record
246 certified stores in 2017.
GreenChil! has helped
tremendously in providing data
and motivation to reduce emissions
substantially and continue to improve.
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20%
of stores certified in 2017 were
certified at the PLATINUM LEVEL,
meeting the most stringent
criteria.
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stores have been
certified for 5 or
more years.
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Advanced Refrigeration Program
GreenChill's Advanced Refrigeration Program provides the
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supermarket industry with up-to-date information. GreenChill1	provides a great forum for industry
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has hosted over 85 webinars on a variety of topics with	tQ reducing both the ozone depletion
thousands of participants. GreenChill's tools, calculators, installed rewlerants^31""''"8 potential of
and guidelines help industry partners assess the financial	Wayne Rosa, Food Lion
and environmental impacts of refrigerant leaks and identify
best practices.
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For more information visit The GreenChill website.
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Environmental Protection
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epa.gov/greenchill
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