Case Study: Fortune 50 Multinational Grocery Corporation achieves $500k in annual energy savings opportunities with Switch Automation

Identified $500k in annual energy savings opportunities in 2 months

Fortune 50 Multinational Grocery Corporation, a multinational grocery and retail chain with more than 3,000 stores across North America, South America, Central America, Asia, and the United Kingdom, needed a better way to manage thin margins and identify underperforming or faulty equipment across its U.S. stores. Before working with Switch Automation, the team relied on cumbersome, outdated energy management systems and manual reviews to find issues across its portfolio.

Switch Automation implemented its Performance Optimization platform across 150 U.S. stores, using interval sub-metering data, weather-normalized benchmarks, and configurable dashboards and alerts to pinpoint anomalies in HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, and dehumidification systems. In just two months, Switch Automation identified 60 performance deviations and an estimated $500k+ in annual energy savings opportunities, including a lighting issue in an Arizona store that was corrected remotely and is expected to save $25k annually.