SITU ATION With aggressive growth plans, this multi-state convenience store chain of 225 locations, needed to keep their eye on every aspect from asset operations to energy consumption including HVAC, refrigeration, food service, equipment, fuel pumps, and lighting controls without adding additional manpower. The rural convenience stores provided customers with fuel stations, ready-to-eat food service areas, both open-air and closed-air refrigeration units, and a quick-serve restaurant (QSR). Rising energy costs and a lack of visibility into facility equipment were dissolving profits at this mid-size rural convenience store chain. They needed simple monitoring, reporting, and real-time remote visibility into each location as they continued to acquire new sites aggressively. Havin

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