About GWT2Energy
Outsourced energy management for multi-site restaurant and retail operations
GWT2Energy is an outsourced energy-management and facility-operations partner for multi-site restaurants and retailers. We help clients reduce utility costs, improve equipment performance, and maintain consistent operations across complex portfolios.
Our work combines EMS/BMS controls; HVAC and lighting control; remote monitoring; utility-bill analytics and CFO reporting; electricity and natural-gas procurement advisory; water and refrigeration monitoring; efficiency-project coordination; and ServiceLink dispatch approval workflows. GWT2Energy can perform work directly and coordinate outside technology providers and service partners under one program.
24/7 monitoring and support. Our call center is staffed 18 hours daily, with automated alerts from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Central.
Walt Taylor, Owner
Walt Taylor founded GWT2Energy and brings more than 25 years of experience in restaurant and retail energy management. He has led national programs involving energy controls, utility data, procurement, and field implementation for brands including Panda Express, Red Robin, Taco Bell, Dunkin’, and Burberry. Walt remains directly involved in client strategy and technical decisions, giving clients an experienced point of accountability from assessment through ongoing management.
Our goal is straightforward: turn energy data and building controls into practical decisions that lower cost without compromising guest comfort, brand standards, or day-to-day operations.
Explore our services or review results and case studies.
Published Industry Insights
Walt Taylor has contributed restaurant energy-management guidance to restaurant-industry publications. Selected contributions include:
Georgia Restaurant Association — The Benefits of an Energy Management Plan in Restaurants: https://www.garestaurants.org/news/the-benefits-of-an-energy-management-plan-in-restaurants
Food Business Puerto Rico — Eficiencia energética: cómo economizar en el consumo de energía: https://www.foodbusinesspr.com/post/eficiencia-energ%C3%A9tica-c%C3%B3mo-economizar-en-el-consumo-de-energ%C3%ADa
What Sets Us Apart ⚡︎
We Know Restaurants & Retail.
Our team brings deep experience working with leading brands like Panda Express, Burberry, and Taco Bell. We understand the demands of managing multiple locations, high turnover, and tight margins and we design energy programs that fit your world.
We Document Results.
Documented client outcomes include approximately 15% lower energy use across one restaurant portfolio over roughly two years and 39.4% lower electricity use against a weather-normalized baseline during the first 91 days of an anonymous luxury-retail pilot. The pilot performance represents approximately 115,000 kWh and $7,800 in projected annual savings. Results and payback vary by building, equipment, utility rates, operating conditions, and project scope. See Results & Case Studies for measurement context.
We Take an Owner’s Perspective.
We treat every client’s business like our own, balancing cost savings with guest comfort, brand standards, and operational efficiency
Our Core Values →
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Rapid Response – We act fast to meet client needs efficiently and effectively.
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Relentless Pursuit – We go above and beyond expectations to deliver measurable outcomes.
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Personal Touch – We build lasting relationships because our clients and partners matter.
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Adaptive Solutions – Every client is unique, and so is every strategy we build.
Our Impact in Numbers
500+
sites under management
8-20%
observed reduction range in selected client programs
<18 months
documented payback in selected projects
25+ years
restaurant and retail energy management experience
11 years
in business as GWT2Energy
Our Commitment ⚡︎
We’re with you every step of the way, from assessment to implementation to ongoing management. With GWT2Energy, energy becomes a source of control, consistency, and profit, not confusion and waste.