Mount Kisco’s new A&P Fresh Market opened with the latest energy efficient technology from UTC Power, a unit of United Technologies Corporation. The supermarket is the first U.S. customer to take delivery of UTC Power’s new PureComfort® Model 240M solution, a single-source, energy-saving system that converts fuel to electricity and high-efficiency cooling and heating. The new on-site generation system will significantly reduce the store’s dependency on the electrical grid.

“A&P is proud to announce the installation of the first highly efficient, ultra low emission PureComfort® combined cooling, heating and power solution at our Mount Kisco, New York, A&P Fresh Market. We are glad to be helping the environment by leading our industry in employing this cutting edge, green technology. This product aligns with our corporate vision to protect the environment as well as producing bottom line energy cost savings.”

Frank D'Ariano
Vice President, Design and Construction
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.


 Energy Productivity

The PureComfort® Model 240M solution features four 60 kilowatt microturbines and a double-effect absorption chiller/heater from Carrier Corporation, UTC Power’s sister company. It is the industry’s first integrated microturbine and double-effect absorption chiller system. The microturbine exhaust is collected in a manifold and used to drive the doubleeffect absorption chiller, enabling the PureComfort®solution to achieve an overall fuel utilization rate of more than 80 percent, far greater than the 33 percent typical of a central powerplant.

“We are excited to see our PureComfort® solution installed in the A&P Fresh Market. Our latest technology will not only translate into energy savings for our customer, but it will also mean more environmentally sound operations for their customers and neighbors.”

Jan van Dokkum
President, UTC Power


 Energy Responsibility

	A&P is proving that sustainability makes economic sense. While reducing its carbon footprint, it’s also conserving natural resources. The UTC Power PureComfort® system will reduce this market's carbon footprint by 460 tons each year. To achieve the same positive environmental impact, 90 acres* of forest would need to be planted.
	The power generated by a megawatt of PureComfort® systems saves over 4 million gallons** of water each year that would otherwise be wasted by conventional electrical generation. That’s enough water to fill more than 6 Olympic-size swimming pools. Water conservation is especially important as humanity battles to conserve precious water resources.
	Reduction of harmful emissions like nitrogen oxides (NOx), is yet another environmental benefit of  PureComfort®  system  technology. NOx emissions will be reduced at this A&P Fresh Market by 3 tons each year, which equates to the same environmental benefit as removing 170 cars*** from the road.