IBERSOL Sustainability Report 2017

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017 • We also placed LED technology in emergency lighting, which has helped us save up to 80% energy and increase the lifespan of internal batteries. • Whenever possible, sunlight is harnessed by opening the curtains of windows which receive sunlight in the winter. The opposite is done in summer. How we reduce reactive power We installed capacitor banks in the units that didn’t have reactive power com- pensation and verified the parameters of capacitor banks which were already operational. How we harness solar energy Several proposals were analysed for an investment in Solar Photovoltaic Energy for self-consumption. This project aims at supplying electrical energy through solar energy, to reduce power consumption in peak and on-peak hours, reducing the emission of carbon dioxide. As regards the already installed photovoltaic units, 12,198KWh of consumption were logged, thus avoiding the emission of four tonnes of carbon dioxide. Analysis of consumption Points of consumption vary annually, due to store openings and closings, equip- ment changes or the number of unitswhere such information can be collected. In 2017, the Ibersol Group opened 9Burger KingDrive Thrus, 3PizzaHut Delivery units and 3 KFC units, which have an average consumption above that which was recorded at traditional stores, partially due to operating hours. With the implementation of energy savingmeasures, a 1.2% year-on-year decreasewas recorded in power consumption. 43