TESTIMONIAL
MAHESH SADARANGANI
SVP of Strategic Initiatives, CEC Entertainment, Inc.
SITUATION
CEC Entertainment (CEC) was spending approximately $25 million annually on utility bills for its 580+ restaurants. Without controls, connectivity or data, CEC could not effectively manage operating expenses or capital asset planning for its large, geographically diverse portfolio. The company needed a platform for visibility, reporting and analytics across its portfolio with the capability to provide a big-picture overview of the entire system and detailed information such as the status of rooftop units at individual locations.
CHALLENGE
Facilities teams had the painstaking task of manually monitoring utilities and maintenance costs without any insight into energy consumption or the health of their equipment until repairs or replacements were needed. Every maintenance issue was a fire drill, and the cost of energy and maintenance for HVAC systems, kitchen and gaming equipment became a financial burden that demanded a more effective solution.
SOLUTION
CEC chose Entouch for its technology stack, an integrated and validated ecosystem of proven solutions including: » Entouch.one – a fit-for-purpose suite of devices that collects all the data from a facility's systems needed to digitally transform operations and make better decisions » Entouch.cloud – takes raw facilities data, performs predictive analytics, and converts the data into actionable intelligence » Entouch.360 – best-in-class service to ensure buildings are comfortable, running well, and within corporate standards The Entouch.one fit-for-purpose suite of devices includes the Lighting Control Module which provides the ability to manage each location's lighting schedules using a web browser or mobile app, just as the HVAC systems. The lighting can be scheduled by individual location operational hours or across all locations.
RESULTS
CEC and ENTOUCH have been partners since 2013. With ENTOUCH, CEC has extensive visibility into its maintenance and energy costs, along with expert support for better capital asset planning and reduced capital spending. By optimizing the HVAC, arcade games' energy usage, and lighting, every restaurant is now able to experience daily savings. Additional benefits include more extensive maintenance reviews, recording of video game power data to be used in development of new games, advanced alerting of energy waste, and ability to deliver a demand response program that can generate future revenue. Five-Year Savings: The stores realized an average reduction of 3.6 truck rolls and 22 staff hours each year, saving an additional $5,171 per location. Five-year savings for these 104 locations on energy ($5,111,080) and maintenance ($2,688,920) are expected to exceed $7.8 million.
Full coverage inside a single quarter
1,745
Stores brought online
20
Weeks from first install to full coverage
16%
Average reduction in annual consumption
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