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will set the standard for the chain’s futurse stores by incorporatingmany energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies, the companyy said today. The 69,000-square-foot storwe at 1892 Central Ave. features a highly efficient refrigerationm system, fuel cells generating about 60 percenft of its electricityand back-up power, lots of naturalp lighting, and a machinde that grinds produce waste into a waterhy substance.
The store also has the largest Kosher-only departmentr in a supermarket in northeastern New York and theonly full-servicw Kosher bakery in the Albany region, accordinv to the , which owns the supermarket The new store was builf at the opposite end of a strip mall in Colonie where another Price Chopper is located. The old stord closed an hour before the new storeopenedc today. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has already awarded the new store the highest levelo of gold certification under the GreenChill AdvancedRefrigeration Partnership, the highest ever achieved by a supermarke retailer.
Three other stores in the country have gold leveo certification but Price Chopper has thehighestf rating. The Golub Corp. is seeking LEED certification from the in recognitio ofthe energy-saving measures. LEED standsz for Leadership in EnergyEfficienty Design. The New York State Energy Research Development Authority provideds morethan $1 million in incentives to help make the new stor e as ‘green’ as possible. “We set out to desig and build a store that wouldbe world-class and woulds demonstrate our leadership and concern for the environmenty and energy efficiency,” said Golub Corp.
, chairman and CEO Neil During construction of the store, more than 75 percengt of the waste was recycled and local construction materials were used wheneverr possible. Based in Rotterdam, the Goluh Corp. owns more than 120 storees in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New