MILWAUKEE, WISC.—Perlick Corp., celebrating its 90th anniversary, announced that it has surpassed Energy Star standards by an average of 23.7 percent on its products receiving the Energy Star award. Perlick is a maker of under-bar equipment, refrigeration equipment and beer system packages that optimize energy use.
“According to Energy Star, when you compare standard models to Energy Star models, Energy Star commercial solid door refrigerators and freezers can lead to energy savings of as much as 45 percent, says Scott Ehaney, project engineer. “Our best model is the R24 Front Load Refrigerator which surpasses the Energy Star standard by 64.4 percent. Purchasers can expect to save money annually on utility bills and life cycle costs. And, because these products are more efficient, they run less often which may reduce maintenance costs.”
Perlick applied for a partnership with Energy Star in the commercial refrigeration category and has been awarded Energy Star approval on several back bar coolers, bottle coolers, a pass through cooler and a single door refrigerator. All of these models are solid door units. Perlick has begun to label its Energy Star models according to the required standards.
Pursuit of Energy Star to Continue
“Our intentions are to get Energy Star on our glass door units and direct draw beer dispensers upon release of the next standard in January 2008,” Ehaney says.
Perlick Corp. has tested its glass door cabinets, beer dispensers and frosters for California Energy and passed. Perlick’s design standards made it easy for them to exceed Energy Star standards.
“We use high-efficiency compact fluorescent lighting and two inches of insulation in our cabinets and doors,” Ehaney says. “Our superior thermal-break design does a better job at separating the cold zone (inside of the cabinet) from the warm zone (outside of the cabinet). This improves efficiency. We use some of the highest Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) compressors in their class, resulting in less energy cost. Our door gaskets and magnets are stronger, creating a better seal, to keep the cold air in. Tops are positively sealed to the cabinet, preventing air infiltration from the outside to the inside of cabinets,” Ehaney says.
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