Kildare supermarket backs environmental initiative

Nally & Casey’s SuperValu, Kilcock has joined forces with SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) to spearhead environmental change in the retail sector, demonstrating their commitment to energy reduction and sustainable business.

The Kildare store used the SEAI grant to fund a portion of their solar panel installation, the results of which is the energy equivalent of powering 17 Irish houses per year. These new energy efficient upgrades, combined with previous works in store amount to 75,053 KWH of energy per year, a 45% overall carbon reduction for the store.

Steven Nally and Eddie Casey, Owners of Nally & Casey’s SuperValu Kilcock said: “It was great to take part in SEAI’s ‘Sustainable Communities’ once again this year. We have had LED lighting and modern refrigeration since our store opened, so we were delighted to use this year’s funds to install solar panels. We believe strongly in working together for a more sustainable world, and we are proud that our store’s energy efficiency has been boosted thanks to this initiative.”

The store  is one of 25 nationwide who took part in the “Building Sustainable Communities” initiative this year, identifying and upgrading areas in their own operations which can be made to reduce energy energy costs, fossil fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions. The the combined energy savings from these stores is 3.7 million KWH, enough to power 880 Irish homes.

The SEAI partnership complements Musgrave’s overall sustainability strategy and commitment to achieving a net zero carbon target by 2040.

In addition to this SuperValu are once again continuing their long-standing objective to bettering their surrounding local communities by nominating community buildings and clubs across the country to benefit from the scheme.  For the first time, this year’s initiative also sees a contribution made to not-for-profit affordable housing charity Clúid Housing, supporting 40 Dublin based Clúid houses to raise their BER (Building Energy Certificate) rating from D2 to B2.

Through this initiative, SuperValu demonstrate their commitment to continue developing a sustainable Irish retail sector by reducing store energy costs, fossil fuel usage and zero carbon emissions. As well as this, SuperValu also cement their commitment to local communities across Ireland by making sustainability improvements to both local community organisations and affordable homes.

Tanya Osborne, CEG (Community Energy Grants) Programme Executive at SEAI said that SEAI’s mission is to highlight the importance of sustainable energy and celebrated the work achieved in collaboration with SuperValu through the years.

She said: “Creating a more sustainable society is at the core of everything we do at SEAI, and we firmly believe in the importance of working together to enact change. SEAI works with individuals, businesses and organisations across Ireland by providing grant support for much-needed energy upgrades.

‘Building Sustainable Communities’ closely aligns with our values and demonstrates the power of businesses and communities coming together. We are very grateful to SuperValu Kilcock for collaborating with us once again on this important initiative.”