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Cost Comparison - Electric vs. Diesel |
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**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
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.
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Trailer at dock level |
Current Applications for Refrigerated Units: |
- Produce
- Restaurant & Hotel
- Seafood Wholesale
- Food & Beverage Distribution
- Environmental / Geotechnical Projects
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- Pharmaceutical / Biomedical Industry
- Chemical Supply & Manufacturing
- Resins & Polymers
- Seasonal Rental
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