Case Study: Shari’s Cafe & Pies reduces energy consumption by 16% with ENGIE Insight

Shari’s Consumes Less and Saves More

Shari’s Cafe & Pies worked with ENGIE Insight to address utility costs that had become the third largest controllable expense across its 104 restaurants. Because most locations operated in regulated energy markets, the company had limited ability to lower rates and needed a better way to understand and reduce consumption.

ENGIE Insight provided energy performance reporting, data analysis, and equipment audits to benchmark sites, identify outliers, and guide efficiency improvements. The program helped Shari’s cut energy consumption by 16% year over year and drive major savings, including nearly $1 million from temporarily shutting down gas broilers, $597,480 in projected savings from dipper well redesign, $300,000 from faucet aerators, $57,720 from motion sensors, and $31,000 from digital thermostats.

Shari’s Cafe & Pies

Bruce MacDiarmid

Chief Executive Officer