This case study completed under RILA's Retail Energy Management Program describes how H&M collaborated with landlords and utilities to take advantage of utility rebates for approximately 40% of its identified HVAC rooftop unit retrofit projects, saving approximately $2,500 per store annually.
Utility incentives to improve store efficiency are often prohibitively difficult for retailers to apply for when the shopping center landlord owns the utility account.
Collaborate with landlords and utilities who provide improved processes for tenants who are not utility account owners to still apply for incentives.
H&M improved store energy efficiency by collaborating with landlords and utilities to apply incentive dollars to retrofit HVAC RTUs. H&M was able to take advantage of utility rebates for approximately 40% of its identified retrofit projects and save approximately $2,500 per store annually, with the remainder ripe for landlord and utility rebate process improvements.
