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As energy rates soar, food processors leave the grid—or California

11/11/20 9:54 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS CalCom Solar California Dairy Sustainability Summit California Farm Bureau Federation Dairy Cares energy costs Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Propane Education & Research Council public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) solar power Southern California Edison Western Agricultural Processors Association
Wildfire hardening, emissions regulations and renewable energy have driven up energy rates in California five times faster than the national average.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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