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Store Energy Optimiser

Optimise HVAC, lighting and refrigeration against weather and trading patterns.

Planned
Value chainStore OperationsObjectiveReduce CostAI typeAgentKPIEnergy −12%Value£180KFeasibilityMedium
Dependencies
Asset & IoT, Store, Location & Weather
Feasibility
Medium — needs targeted data & integration uplift
Recommendation
📅 Planned — sequence after data & integration uplift

AI deployment flow

How signal turns into outcome for this use case.

Insight
Optimise HVAC, lighting and refrigeration against weather and trading patterns.
Business Objective
Reduce Cost
Data Required
Asset & IoT, Store, Location & Weather
AI
Agent — Store Energy Optimiser
Decision
KPI: Energy −12%
Action
Store Operations systems
Outcome
£180K value

Business outcomes

  • Primary KPIEnergy −12%
  • Estimated annual value£180K
  • Strategic objectiveReduce Cost
  • Value chain stageStore Operations

Type of AI

AgentAutonomous decisioning that takes action across systems within guardrails.

Action surfaces

Store Operations systems

Data sources required

Unified domains powering this use case via Xfuze.

Asset & IoT
Store Operations

Fridges, ovens, robotics and sensor telemetry — uptime, energy and maintenance.

Typical sources
IoT platformCMMSBMS
Store
Store Operations

Store master, clusters, formats, openings, footfall and operational telemetry.

Typical sources
ERPStore opsPeople countersBMS
Location & Weather
External

Geospatial, footfall, events and weather signals that shape local demand.

Typical sources
Met OfficeGoogle PlacesEvent APIs

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