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Agricultural Peak Load
Reduction Program |
Background
The Agricultural Peak Load
Reduction Program (APLRP) was developed by the
California Energy Commission (CEC) in early June 2001,
under the authority of Section 5(b) of California
Senate Bill 5x. This legislation arose from the
blackouts and brownouts that hit the state of
California during the 2000-2001 winter, caused by a
severe imbalance in electricity supply. The
primary goal of SB 5x was to reduce peak period
electric demand throughout California.
ITRC was contracted by CEC
to administer the agricultural water agency portion of
the APLRP. ITRC was entrusted with all technical
aspects of the program, including reviewing and
approving all water agency APLRP applications,
technical support, and verification of project
completion and peak load reduction. Because
everything went through ITRC, massive amounts of red
tape were eliminated and the program was able to run
smoothly, quickly, and efficiently.
The Agricultural Peak Load
Reduction Program had three main categories:
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Category |
Description |
Examples of
Projects |
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1 |
High Efficiency
Electrical Equipment/
Other Overall
Electricity Conservation Efforts |
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2 |
Pump Efficiency
Testing and Retrofit/Repair |
- Rebates for
pump testing and retrofitting/repairs
- Five
ITRC-developed pump test training courses
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3 |
Advanced Metering
and Telemetry |
- Installation
of advanced metering and/or telemetry
- Grants for
participating in California ISO Demand Relief
Program
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Results
The ITRC-administered
APLRP was extremely successful. The program
incorporated over 50 Megawatts of peak load reduction
into Categories 1 and 3 of the program, and an
additional estimated 16 million kilowatt-hours of
energy will be saved per year through Category 2, for
a $6.5 million total investment from the State of
California.
Publications:
Case Studies:
Additional Information
Also available online are
the following resources:
Questions? Please
Contact:
Daniel J. Howes, ITRC -
APLRP Administrator
djhowes@calpoly.edu
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