Agriculture and Food Processing
Need help meeting California’s environmental and regulatory requirements? Consider PG&E your trusted partner in developing an action plan to save energy and water, and reduce your carbon and environmental impacts while saving money for your business.
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Give your business an energy check up. Our PG&E consultants, market partners, trade allies and industry experts will provide an objective view of your company's energy use so that you can determine the right solutions.
Agricultural Pumping Efficiency Program (APEP)
If you're a farmer, find out the current overall pumping efficiency of your irrigation pumps. Request a subsidized pump test through PG&E's APEP program to determine how much money and energy you could save with a pump retrofit project.
Energy Audit
Do you know your energy use? Request an energy audit. A technical specialist will conduct an assessment to determine your optimal energy savings plan by analyzing your current energy use and identifying savings opportunities.
We also offer numerous energy management solutions, including cash rebates and financial incentives. To take advantage of these programs, proceed to the Rebates and Incentives tab. You can also contact your PG&E representative or call our Business Customer Service Center at 1-800-468-4743.
Rebates
PG&E offers rebates for installing qualifying energy-efficient products. For rebates that improve your return on investment, see the Agricultural Products Rebate Catalog and other rebates catalogs and applications.
Incentive Programs
Customized Retrofit Incentives
PG&E offers technical assistance and calculated incentives for replacing equipment and systems to achieve greater energy efficiency. This can also benefit your business by reducing energy costs and improving operations.
Customized New Construction Incentives
PG&E offers technical assistance and calculated incentives for energy efficient designs and construction projects that increase your operational efficiency and reduce your energy costs. PG&E Agriculture and Food Processing customers can receive calculated incentives for energy efficiency process projects and can use the statewide Savings by Design program for projects that fall under Title 24 guidelines.
Retrocommissioning
Our Retrocommissioning (RCx) program provides incentives to optimize existing operational equipment and systems in order to achieve greater energy efficiency through tune-ups and repairs. These initiatives will help you to reduce energy costs and improve the operational efficiency of your equipment, including HVAC, lighting, and control and process systems.
Demand Response
Our Demand Response program helps ensure the reliability of California's electrical grid by providing incentives for voluntary, temporary load reduction during peak demand periods.
More Programs and Services
- New Efficiency Options (NEO)
- Ag Yard Light Exchange Program - offered by RHA
- Wine Industry Efficiency Solutions - offered by Resource Solutions Group
- Dairy Energy Efficiency Program - offered by EnSave
- Industrial Refrigeration Performance Plus - offered by VaCom Technologies
- Boiler and Steam Systems Program - offered by Enovity
- Industrial Compressed Air Program (>1000 hp) - offered by Compressed Air Solutions
- Compressed Air System Solutions (<1000 hp) - offered by Ecos
- Dairy Industry Resource Advantage Program - offered by Resource Solutions Group
- Energy Watch Partnerships
Training
Pacific Energy Center (PEC) & Energy Training Center (ETC)
Want to learn more about energy efficiency or find out what other industry professionals are doing to be more green? Sign up at one of our two energy efficiency training centers. Most classes and services are free for PG&E customers and for those who serve them.
Agricultural and Food Processing Classes
Case Studies and Fact Sheets
We offer numerous other tools to help you learn what customers are doing to save energy and money and to gain insight about related programs.
Trade Professional Search
Access our online directory to find trade professionals who participate in PG&E’s energy efficiency programs.
Additional Sources of Funding
Find additional sources of financial assistance for your renewable, energy-saving or water-saving project. MorrisonGrants' live grants database focuses exclusively on alternative energy, energy efficiency, and environmental funding for agriculture-related businesses. Visit their site to conduct unlimited searches through hundreds of federal and state funding opportunities, in addition to private foundation grants. Dozens of new grant programs are posted every week. You can also sign up for regular email notifications about grant programs that meet your search parameters. Visit MorrisonGrants and get a free 24-hour pass to try out their service.
Promote Continuous Energy Improvement
Achieve significant and sustainable savings in energy use and cost by adopting the Continuous Energy Improvement approach.
