ALDI expands chiller doors trial in bid to curb power usage

Refrigeration accounts for 20 per cent of the grocer's total electricity usage and the doors resulted in 30 per cent lower consumption in a trial across five NSW stores, ALDI said.

Fifteen supermarkets from Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia will have doors installed over the next 18 months in the next stage of the trial.

ALDI Australia sustainability director Daniel Baker said it was their responsibility to reduce carbon emissions.

"Not only are we reducing our impact on the planet, we're also bringing down our operational costs so we can continue passing these savings onto our customers," he said.

"It makes great business sense and ensures we're continuing to deliver the highest quality groceries at the lowest prices."

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ALDI is the only supermarket in Australia to power all offices, stores and warehouses using only renewable electricity sources. Coles, Woolworths and IGA have pledged to do the same by 2025.

In 2022, ALDI's solar panels generated more than 40,813 megawatt hours of renewable energy, enough to power more than 7800 Australian homes.