Energy

Reliable and affordable energy is essential to California agriculture, from powering irrigation systems to processing and transporting goods. As energy costs rise and new regulations emerge, farmers and ranchers face increasing pressure to adapt.

Energy Saving Tips

Demand response (DR) is a way for customers to help California manage its electricity demand. Demand response is defined as reductions, increases, or shifts in electricity consumption by customers in response to their economic signals or reliability signals.

Electricity Rates

The following link sets out general information about current agricultural rates and anticipated changes to those rates in the upcoming year for the four utilities regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC): Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co., San Diego Gas and Electric Co. and PacifiCorp. Recognizing that agricultural customers’ usage characteristics vary widely within each utility, the average rates are shown as a way to provide benchmarks by which customers might gauge how changes may impact costs for their electric usage. The CPUC docket numbers are referenced after each description where appropriate.

Net Energy Metering (NEM)

Customers who install small solar, wind, biogas, and fuel cell generation facilities to serve all or a portion of onsite electricity needs are eligible for the state's net metering program. Net Energy Metering (NEM) allows customers who generate their own energy to serve their energy needs directly onsite and to receive a financial credit on their electric bills for any surplus energy fed back to their utility.

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Phone: (916) 561-5500
Fax: (916) 561-4507
Email: cfbf@cfbf.com
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Sacramento, CA 95833

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