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ATLANTA, November 30, 2007 - Prenova announced today that it will provide Price Risk Management to Waterloo Restaurant Ventures, a Vancouver, Washington-based domestic franchise partner of Brinker International that is extending the reach of the Macaroni Grill brand. Based on the success of Prenova's Price Risk Management program at Brinker International, Waterloo made the decision to select Prenova as its Energy Management Partner. They have contracted for Price Risk Management to be implemented in all current and future locations.
As part of its Price Risk Management solution for Waterloo, Prenova will provide the customer its Rate and Tariff Optimization solution and Supply Management in regulated and deregulated energy markets, respectively. Through the Rate and Tariff Optimization solution, Prenova identifies the best possible regulated commodity rate for each relevant site in the customer’s portfolio. Prenova’s Price Risk Management solution addresses the optimization of cost and risk in procuring electric and gas energy for the enterprise. Price Risk Management includes the continuous review of market conditions to assess and determine both the potential near-term and future impact on financial outlooks these market changes create for the customer’s energy supply portfolio in terms of potential savings or risks. Price discovery, and then the setting of a strike price by market, is a critical part of this solution. Prenova then develops strategies and plans for managing price and risk, recommends specific actions to the customer, executes the agreed actions, and performs Quality Assurance to ensure that changes are accurately implemented.
About Waterloo Restaurant Ventures
Waterloo Restaurant Ventures is developing the Macaroni Grill restaurant brand in the Northwest and in New England. Waterloo has the rights to develop over 30 Macaroni Grills in the Pacific Northwest where they currently operate 11 restaurants in this brand with definitive plans to build out the others. They have recently finalized the purchase of an additional 16 restaurants in the New England area.
About Prenova
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Marietta, GA, Prenova’s clean energy management solutions deliver economical, reliable, environmentally friendly energy to match our customers’ needs. Prenova’s unique delivery platform enables the company to produce immediate, enhanced returns through reductions in both direct (price, tariff, utility payments) and indirect (usage, assets, maintenance) energy spend. The result is an unrivaled level of hard dollar savings plus a sustained reduction in energy consumption and carbon gas emissions, all while improving the reliability of business operations.
Prenova is a premier energy conservator - our solutions maximize energy efficiencies in our customers’ operations. We link our customers’ facilities together with our technology and service solutions enabling customers to do more with less – the ultimate in conservation efforts. Prenova’s focus on optimizing assets and equipment yields a high impact outcome: significant reduction of energy costs, increased reliability of energy-related systems critical to business operations, and a dramatic reduction in harmful emissions. We drive asset efficiency to revolutionize energy conservation.
The value that Prenova creates for its customers is significant to their bottom line, and includes:
- Reduce energy consumption by 10-20%
- Reduce the price paid for energy by 2%-5%
- Reduce unplanned maintenance service call-outs by up to 40%
- Increase asset life by up to 30%
Prenova manages billions in annual energy expenditures across hundreds of thousands of customer locations across North America. Some organizations that rely on Prenova include Brinker, Coldwater Creek, Costco, Crate & Barrel, Dollar Tree, Dunham’s Sports, Eddie Bauer, Famous Footwear, Home Depot, Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Quiznos, Seneca Foods, 24 Hour Fitness, U.S. Cellular and West Marine.
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