MERCA (Managing Essential Resources in Retail through Consumption Analysis) is a pilot project focusing on small and medium retail establishments that sell food and beverages.

The project aims to support corner shops, convenience stores and mini/super-markets to identify and carry out improvements that will lead to more sustainable operations.

The Energy & Water Agency will collect and analyse consumption data to better understand this sector and its energy and water usage. This will allow us to provide feedback to these shops on where their consumption costs are going and how to improve their energy efficiency.