Food retailers shared their concerns and experiences with refrigeration systems that use alternative refrigerants at the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI’s) 2023 Energy & Store Development Conference.
Food retailers are concerned over the HFC phasedown, noting that current alternative refrigerants have drawbacks, while others have not yet been fully evaluated.
There are advantages and disadvantages to being a refrigeration technician. The industry needs to work together to reduce the disadvantages and expand the opportunities, so that people want to make a career in refrigeration service and installation.