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Electric vs Diesel "The Numbers"

Cost Comparison - Electric vs. Diesel
Based on Low Monthly Usage
Based on High Monthly Usage
Diesel Storage Diesel Storage
420 Hours                           $2,625,00 720 Hours                          $3,350,00
Electric Storage Electric Storage
420 Hours                           $1,750,00 720 Hours                           $1,925,00
   
MONTHLY SAVINGS                  $875.00 (34%) MONTHLY SAVINGS                  $1,425.00 (43%)
**Diesel fees based on $900.00 per/month rental fee, $2.40 per/gallon of diesel fuel with usage of 1 gallon per/hour & $1.00 per/engine run time hour
**Electric fees based on $1,500.00 average per/month rental fee & usage based on 6.5 kWh/hour @ $.09 per/kWh
**On-highway diesel prices and average retail commercial price of electricity in cents per/kWh for the Southeast are available online through the Energy Information Administration

Advantages of Electric Powered Refrigerated Trailers and Containers:

  • QUIETER than diesel powered storage!
  • NEVER bother with messy diesel fuel again!
  • NEVER pay expensive engine run time charges!
  • SAFER for the environment than diesel powered units!
  • Equipped with reliable Carrier™ refrigeration systems
  • Capable of maintaining temperatures below 0° and up to 75° Fahrenheit
  • Delivered on a tilt bed trailer for ground level access or on a trailer at dock height



Applications

Portable Refrigeration Storage, Inc.’s temperature controlled refrigerated trailers and containers require either 230V or 460V 3-Phase power to operate efficiently. Our units are insulated and have T-bar aluminum flooring rated for fork lift traffic. They are equipped with lockable double doors for easy access and can be utilized for numerous applications.


Ground Level Refrigerated Container Refrigerated Trailer at Dock Level

On the ground

Trailer at dock level



Current Applications for Refrigerated Units:

  • Produce
  • Restaurant & Hotel
  • Seafood Wholesale
  • Food & Beverage Distribution
  • Environmental / Geotechnical Projects 
  • Pharmaceutical / Biomedical Industry
  • Chemical Supply & Manufacturing
  • Resins & Polymers
  • Seasonal Rental