TARPON SPRINGS — Think your place is an energy hog? Consider the $26,000 monthly electric bill to run a supermarket.
To corral energy costs in a new Sweetbay Supermarket rising at Alt. U.S. 19 and Meres Boulevard, the Tampa-based chain is installing glass doors over the usually open dairy, beer and deli meat coolers. They're wiring motion sensors that turn on low-power LED lights when a freezer door opens. In the ceiling, 11 air conditioning units gobble a third less juice.
It's all part of a plan to open the first LEED certified supermarket in the Tampa Bay area in November. Created by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ratings have become the recognized national building benchmark for energy efficiency, conservation and sustainable development practices.
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