Energy Efficiency for Restaurants
Savor the profits from energy efficiency! Your restaurant's profit is typically only 39% of total revenue. Follow ENERGY STAR® cost-effective recommendations and your investment in energy efficiency can give you up to a 30% return. Furthermore, you may also receive other delightful surprises such as increased customer comfort, better lighting, more repeat business, and increased employee productivity.
What You Can Do
- Get started with the ENERGY STAR Restaurant Guidebook
and Restaurants Fact Sheet - Establish a comprehensive energy management program using the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management
- Make smart energy investments to reduce operating costs and increase profits
- Join ENERGY STAR
- Receive training on building benchmarking and other energy efficiency topics
- Benchmark the energy used in your facility, using ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager
- Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout the building
For additional information on energy-efficiency opportunities in food service/restaurant facilities visit:
- Green Restaurant Association
Provides on environmental and energy conservation practices. Learn how to become a Certified Green Restaurant - Energy Reduction Action Plan for Hotels, Motels and Restaurants
Pacific Gas and Electric Company provides workshops, rebates and incentives to help food service and lodging businesses become more energy efficient. - Energy-Saving Solutions for Restaurants
Learn how ways your restaurant or food service operation can reduce energy costs. Produced by San Diego Gas and Electric. - Food Service Technology Center
Information energy efficiency performance of commercial kitchen equipment and appliances.
Learn more about the following technologies and practices that are applicable in food service/restaurant facilities.
- Building Shell
- Commercial Food Service Equipment
- Heating, Cooling and Ventilating - HVAC Systems
- Lighting
- Office Equipment and Appliances
- Refrigeration
What Others Are Doing
ENERGY STAR Success Stories
Did You Know?
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- The money you save on operating costs adds to what you get to keep, so saving 20% on energy operating costs can increase your profit as much as one-third.
Federal Regulations
For Restaurants
- Restaurants : A Guide to Federal Regulations
Get an overview of federal regulations that affect restaurants and other food service businesses.
- Tax Guide for Restaurants
Information on tax tips, trends and statistics for the restaurant industry.