Panera Bread Franchisee, Ohio

CASE STUDY Panera Bread Franchisee, Ohio

Watt Stopper Lighting Controls Produce Savings for Panera Bread Franchisee Aware of the energy savings poten-

the night, this

tial and convenience of lighting con-

level of con-

trols, Breads of the World sought a

trol flexibility

control system for its Panera Bread

is essential for

retail stores. The company’s goal was

maintaining a

to find a solution that offered both

comfor table

energy efficiency and simple, flexible

and

hassle

automated operation.

free

work

Before the decision to install an

environment.

automated control system, executives

W i t h

encouraged managers at the bakery-

push-button

cafés to turn lights off in an attempt to

programming

save energy. Although this worked for

grammed control scenarios, the light-

during times of vacancy. WT-600 ultra-

short periods of time, lights were often

ing control panel is easy for store

sonic

left on when managers became busy

managers to use and change the set-

restrooms; able to detect motion

with other projects.

tings. Managers trained the mainte-

through restroom stalls, Panera does-

nance personnel on the system in one

n’t need to worry about false OFFs.

afternoon.

CB Low Temperature occupancy sen-

After researching lighting controls, Breads of the World decided on

pancy and

prepro-

sensors

were

installed to keep lights off sensors

control

lights

in

an integrated control solution from

For the stores’ outdoor lighting,

The Watt Stopper. The system, which

Panera combined time scheduling and

includes a lighting control panel, occu-

daylighting control. Astronomic sched-

Keith Willis, Construction Project

pancy sensors, and photocells, were

uling through the panel’s clock pre-

Manager for Breads of the World,

installed at select Panera stores in

dicts sunrise and sunset times and

noted that, "the greatest thing for us is

Colorado and Ohio.

turns lights on and off accordingly. For

that the lighting control just happens

additional energy savings, photocells

without variance.”

The greatest thing for us is that the lighting control just happens without variance.

sors, designed to work in areas as cold as -40° F, control lighting in freezers.

were used to keep outdoor lighting off

As Willis reflects, “The lighting

if enough natural light is present.

control system makes it easy for our

These two control methods ensure

sales team to focus on our customer

exterior lighting control operates

and not have to worry about energy

Watt

smoothly regardless of the season.

consumption; the store operates by

Lighting

Photocell and time-scheduled control

itself.”

Control Panel to provide flexible

from the panel also manage signage,

scheduling. It allows overlapping days

parking, and security lights.

- Keith Willis Construction Project Manager Panera Stopper’s

selected Smartwired

The TM

Working seamlessly together, The Watt Stopper products easily meet

and blink warnings of lighting prior to

Some of the Panera stores feature

each store’s needs for automated con-

shut-off. The panel works in conjunc-

skylights that provide significant day-

trol, flexible scheduling, and energy

tion with dataline switches for simple

light. In these stores, a Watt Stopper

efficiency.

timed overrides. With the store’s long

EM photocell transmits daylight level

Thrilled to find a cost effective

daytime operating hours

combined

data to the control panel. The panel

solution from one manufacturer,

with nightly baking hours, varying

holds lighting off if enough natural

Breads of the World plans to install

weekday/weekend hours, and with

light is present.

similar systems at more of its Panera

managers often working throughout

To further energy savings, occu-

stores in 2004.

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