PHOENIX–Sprouts Farmers Market joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership and voluntarily committed to reducing refrigerant emissions in an effort to fight climate change and protect the earth’s ozone layer.
Each store is now equipped with variable speed drives on air handlers that include condensers and energy management systems on all the HVAC and refrigeration systems.
Throughout the last year, Sprouts Farmers Market has worked with other GreenChill partners such as Hussmann and Hill Phoenix to successfully redesign their refrigeration systems and achieve a 50 percent reduction in refrigerant charges.
“We look forward to a productive and mutually beneficial partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market,” said Keilly Witman, GreenChill Program Manager. “The public wants to do business with companies that share their environmental values. By joining GreenChill, Sprouts Farmers Market is proving to consumers that they care about the Earth’s ozone layer and climate system.”
“Sprouts Farmers Market shares the EPA’s commitment in decreasing refrigerant emissions through innovative HVAC, refrigeration design and leak-tight practices in all existing and future stores” said Jerry Stutler, Sprouts Farmers Market vice president of construction and facility engineering. “With this new partnership we are making an effort to be an environmentally conscious neighbor and grocer.”