39: Saving Water, Saving Energy, Saving Money

Sustainable Winegrowing

English - July 05, 2018 04:00 - 41 minutes - 29.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
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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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