39: Saving Water, Saving Energy, Saving Money
Sustainable Winegrowing · Sustainable Winegrowing - Vineyard Team
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Show Notes
Tom Lorish, Senior Customer Relationship Manager, describes some of the ways the Pacific Gas & Electric Company can help growers increase the efficiency of how they use electricity on their farms- especially when it comes to irrigation. Topics include well pump efficiency testing, time-of-use rate plans, net energy metering, and net energy metering aggregation.
References:- Advanced Pumping Efficiency Program (APEP)
- July 26, 2018 Tailgate: Water Efficiency, Solar Energy, and Battery Storage
- Net Energy Metering (Video) | An easy to understand video explaining Net Energy Metering
- PG&E Agriculture and Food Processing Rebate Catalog
- PG&E website
- Time-of-Use Rate Plans
- Tom Lorish, Customer Relationship Manager, PG&E: (805) 595-6430
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