Food Lion
Did You Know We:
Own the largest number of ENERGY STAR facilitiesMore than 881 of Food Lion's 1,300 stores are ENERGY STAR rated, which is more than half of all of the nation's grocery stores with ENERGY STAR ratings.
Save enough energy to power your homeBased on EPA calculations, each of Food Lion's ENERGY STAR stores saves as much as 85,500 kWh per year - enough to power nine American homes for an entire year.
Accomplishments In Conservation
Food Lion has received the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence award - 8 in a row as of 2009 - in recognition for our exceptional success in integrating energy efficiency and environmental protection as key strategies in the company's management approach.
Key Accomplishments Include:
- Improving energy efficiency by almost 30% since 2000, despite an increase in the total number of stores
- Saving more than $1.1 million and 45 billion Btu across its portfolio in 2008 alone
- Decreasing energy consumption by 4% in 2008 across 500 stores that participated in demand control and peak load reduction programs
- Developing user-friendly monthly reports that detail each store's energy use and capital costs to help employees identify and audit stores that consume high amounts of energy
- Initiating an energy mentoring program with affiliated chains to promote energy management best practices
- Communicating its commitment to energy management and environmental protection to customers and employees by displaying stickers on the doors of every store promoting the company's partnership with ENERGY STAR and EPA's Green Chill program.
- Reducing the price of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs during October to celebrate Energy Awareness Month
