Pyaterochka reduces energy consumption using "smart shop"

2019: Expanded pilot of "smart shop" technology

On August 7, 2019 X5 Retail Group announced what the retail chain stores Pyaterochka start the expanded pilot of "smart shop" technology which, as expected, will allow to reduce energy consumption in outlets by 4.9%.

When implementing the project four main object groups of energy consumption are selected:

• refrigerating appliances (62% of consumption),
• lighting (15%),
• conditioning and aeration (10%),
• thermal veils (9%).

At this stage of system implementation completely automated management of refrigerating appliances (including setup of parameters), data collection of telemetry for the analysis is provided, check of a system on accident rate is performed.

In the lighting group it was succeeded to achieve complete automatic control of the day/night mode and also external lighting and advertizing. Other groups of energy consumption are brought to a circuit of a system and are configured for automatic work, proceeding from variable external criteria. So, for example, work of a thermal veil will be automatically adjusted, proceeding from air temperature changes as indoors, and on the street.

In general Smart shop is an end-to-end system which using special sensors, controllers and the software is built in the operating operational and operational processes of shop, allows to save the electric power, to manage all consumers of electricity in the automatic mode and to minimize emergency situations.

As of August 7 the solution "smart shop" is implemented in four Pyaterochkas in Moscow. In the nearest future a system will be implemented in 120 outlets of network. Since 2020 a system will be included into the standard of opening of new shops and re-equipment of operating.

The electric power is among three largest articles of business, total and administrative expenses X5 Retail Group. So, 80-85% of utilities costs of shops are also the share of electricity. Within the program of increase in energy efficiency X5 gradually reduces electricity consumption per square meter of the floor space. For example, in Pyaterochka consumption of kWh per one meter in 2019 decreased by 4% in relation to 2018 and for 8% — in comparison with 2016.