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Make the most of your energy savings with Demand Response.

The Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan (AESAP) provides qualifying agribusiness owners with technical assistance, rebates, and financing for energy-saving products installed throughout your agriculture facilities. Combining these energy efficiency upgrades with PG&E’s Demand Response programs gives you an even greater return on your investment in energy efficiency.

What is Demand Response?

Demand response allows agriculture customers to save or earn money by adjusting or reducing your energy usage according to peak periods of energy use in the market. AESAP makes it possible to install automation equipment and major control system upgrades, such as water pumps, lighting controls, and HVAC upgrades, which can improve the flexibility of operation and open the door for automated demand response capabilities.

You save twice, first by earning a rebate on the energy-efficient equipment installed and then by using demand response programs to manage your energy use more efficiently.

Demand Response Programs Offered by PG&E

Peak Day Pricing

Get discounted rates throughout the year. Peak Day Pricing charges for energy use vary based on different times of day. Electricity costs less during off-peak times than during partial-peak or on-peak hours, rewarding customers who are able to reduce or adjust energy use during periods of high demand.

Base interruptible (BIP)

The Base Interruptible Program (BIP) is intended to provide load reduction on PG&E’s system on a day-of basis. If you have an average maximum demand of at least 100 kW you can earn a monthly incentive for reducing your energy consumption to prescribed levels when called upon.

Capacity Bidding (CBP)

Capacity Bidding Program (CBP) runs May 1st through October 31st, but you can join any time. The program operates on a day-ahead option and allows you to create a plan that offers flexibility in deciding how you can earn incentives by reducing your energy usage when called upon.

Automated Demand Response (ADR)

Automated Demand Response is an easy way to increase energy and cost savings by automating the energy controls of your choice, no matter what Ag sector you’re in. Automated Demand Response can also help you reach your sustainability goals through credits towards LEED, NetZero and more.

Learn more about PG&E’s demand response programs by visiting www.pge.com/demandresponse.

Other Demand Reduction Opportunities in Agriculture

AESAP can help you develop projects from start to finish that help you reduce your energy demand. Beginning with an early evaluation of project feasibility, AESAP can help you maximize your ROI and successfully implement and commission your project. These are just some examples of projects AESAP can help you achieve.

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Renewable Natural Gas

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) projects allow you to convert livestock waste, crop waste and water waste into clean biogas to be used for heating and electricity.

Benefits:

  • Help your facility comply withdecarbonization mandates

  • Further your own business decarbonizationinitiatives

  • Reduces your cost by generating your ownenergy for consumption

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AgriVoltaics

The Agrivoltaics technique allow you to co-develop the same area of land for solar energy systems as well as agriculture, building resilient food production and sustainable energy system.

Benefits:

  • Water loss reduction/conservation

  • Maximize areas where use of land is an issue and space is limited

  • Animal grazing as vegetation management

  • Reduces your cost by generating your own energy for consumption

Financing Options

There are many cost-effective ways to finance your projects. We can help you find a way that works best for your business. One option available is the Small Business Financing (SBF) program (GoGreen Financing), offering financing with attractive terms for energy-efficiency improvements to businesses. Contact us to get started.