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California Energy Costs Just Keep Rising!

PG&E is at it again. Californians are stuck with the highest energy costs in the United States - by far. Rates have risen on average +20% in just the last few months! California Energy Market: The Nation's Largest And Most Expensive "Time of Use" (TOU) Energy Rate Rollout California rolled out the

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Energy 101: What's in a Utility Bill?

Let's face it: energy bills are designed to be confusing! But don't worry. We're here to help you make sense of what you're being charged so you can take action to reduce costs and control your energy usage. California Energy Market: The Nation's Largest And Most Expensive "Time of Use" (TOU)

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California Ag Utility Rates: TRIPLE the National Average

Saying the last few years in California agriculture have been "rough" is an understatement. From a multi-year drought and wildfires to extreme rain and floods... and now we're facing the highest energy costs in the United States! Here's what's going on - and what you need to know to stay ahead.

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California Energy Costs Are Now Highest in the US

A couple of years ago we noted here on our blog that "2020 is shaping up to see even MORE disruption in both the energy and water sectors, particularly in California." Boy, was that an understatement... Obviously, nobody could have predicted a global pandemic. But what really ratcheted up the

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2021's Top 3 Ag-Energy-Water Trends: Climate Change Ain't Going Away

Early last year I noted here on our blog that "2020 is shaping up to see even MORE disruption in both the energy and water sectors, particularly in California." Boy, was that an understatement... Obviously, nobody could have predicted a global pandemic due to covid-19. Not to mention its ripple

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Is 2020 Over Yet? Record Breaking Wildfires & Impacts on California Growers

photo credit: Bloomberg Finance 2020 Four million acres of wildfires caused by record-breaking high temperatures, drought and freak lightning storms burned across California this summer and fall. The tremendous impact of multiple, consecutive years of wildfires has left many consumers - and growers

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Wexus Partners Sweetsense + Swarm Drive Global Efficiency + Connectivity

Wexus partners Sweetsense and Swarm Technologies were featured in Swarm Technologies' recent blog post here. The post highlights the newest innovative and cutting-edge technologies pioneered by Wexus' IoT software platform, Sweetsense's low-cost, easy-to-deploy IoT hardware and sensors, and Swarm's

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Wexus Customer MPI Recognized by Local Utility for Sustainable Farming Practices

Wexus customer Monterey Pacific Inc (MPI) was featured in Central Coast Community Energy's monthly customer highlight, called "Clean Energy Heroes." The story highlighted MPI's energy and sustainability practices and how they use Wexus' IoT software platform to monitor energy usage, efficiency and

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Coronavirus Upsets the Ag Supply Chain: What's Next?

It's no secret that the agriculture industry has been hit hard due to the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus) pandemic. Labor shortages and supply chain hang ups that were already widespread issues in the industry are further cutting into farmer’s bottom lines. Meat and dairy producers have struggled to

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