Project Description
Thank you for the great support from your team, as always Ektos continues to help our franchise group reduce our energy usage and lower our utility costs.Joe Hartman, Director of Operations
BURGER KING – KIRKLAND, WA
Why Ektos was selected:
Local references based on company reputation
SUMMARY
Building Type:
Free-standing QSR
Locations:
21 Burger Kings in Washington State
Business Issue:
Rising utility and maintenance costs
Utility Incentive:
Received 70% cash back from Puget Sound Energy
Challenge
- Energy increase and demand
- M&R expenses increase due to reactive service calls
- Needed a solution across multiple free standing restaurants
Installation
- System installed overnight with minimal interruption.
- On-site staff received a complete system walkthrough immediately following the installations
- Franchisee received a remote system walkthrough one week following the installation, allowing time for the system to learn and understand the dynamic environment of the stores.
Solution
Ektos Energy Management System
Ektos Text Messaging Service plan to alert for cooling & heating failures
Ektos Services with utility consumption tracking and QSR help desk support
Schneider Electric Powerlink Panel controls individual lighting circuits, eliminating energy use after hours using programmable lighting
RESULTS
- Significant reductions: 16% electric, 16.6% electrical demand and 8.7% gas
- Achieved a 18-month ROI Ektos Help Desk Services continued assistance to maintenance teams when testing or repairing store lighting
- Easy on-boarding of staff led to high adoption rate by managers
- Ektos Solution deployed across additional stores for multi-site visibility