A system includes a heat exchanger coupled to an air conditioning system, and a flash tank is coupled to refrigeration cases, and houses a first refrigerant. The system includes solenoid valves coupled to the flash tank, where the solenoid valves reduce a pressure of the first refrigerant flowing from the flash tank to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be coupled to the solenoid valves, and the heat exchanger may be configured to receive an amount of the first refrigerant from the solenoid valves, receive a second refrigerant from the air conditioning system, where the second refrigerant is associated with an air conditioning load, and provide cooling to the second refrigerant, using the first refrigerant. Finally, the system includes a check valve coupled to the flash tank, where the check valve reduces a pressure of the first refrigerant flowing from the flash tank away from the solenoid valves.