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Grocers Not Happy With Refrigerant Updates

An HVAC Minute Video Update: January 8, 2024

Food retailers shared their concerns and experiences with refrigeration systems that use alternative refrigerants at the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI’s) 2023 Energy & Store Development Conference that was recently held in Baltimore, Maryland. Particularly, grocers noted the problems they’d experienced with refrigerant leaks in their CO₂ systems. In addition, food retailers discussed systems that were poorly designed and did not perform how they were supposed to. And with this HFC refrigerant phasedown being so prominent in the industry, some say the industry just needs more time to develop solutions for the phasedown of refrigerants, that actually work.

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Hannah Belloli is editor-in-chief of Plumbing & Mechanical and Supply House Times. She brings six years of experience as a trade journalist with BNP Media, including four years as an editor at The ACHR NEWS and two years with Walls & Ceilings. Hannah holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Wayne State University, where she also earned minors in English, journalism, and creative writing. As the daughter of a carpenter, she has long held an appreciation for the skilled trades and the professionals who drive the industry forward.