Case Studies and non-Commission reports specific to the five topic areas can be found on those area's pages.
Also see Final Project Reports of the Commission's Public Interested Energy Research (PIER) Program
Energy Commission Reports On Agricultural Issues
Arranged chronologically - newest at top.
California's Food Processing Industry Energy Efficiency Initiative: Adoption of Industrial Best Practices, Revised March 2008, CEC Publication #CEC-400-2008-006-REV, posted: March 17, 2008. (PDF file, 34 pgs., 1.5 MB
Gas-Fired Heat Pump for Heating and Refrigeration in the Food and Beverage Industry, May 2005, CEC publication # CEC-500-2005-094. (PDF file, 27 pages, 603 kb)
Energy-Efficient Process for Using Membrane Technology to Treat and Recycle Agricultural Draining Water, May 2005, CEC publication # CEC-500-2005-092. (PDF file, 61 pages, 7.4 MB)
OMNI Smartpump Direct Current Powered Drip Irrigation System, May 2005, CEC publication # CEC-500-2005-076. (PDF file, 26 pages, 690 kb)
A Review of Land Use/Land Cover and Agricultural Change Models, April 2005, CEC publication # CEC-500-2005-056. (PDF file, 18 pages, 291 kb)
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Water Use in California, March 2005, CEC publication # CEC-500-2005-054. (PDF file, 42 pages, 3 MB)
Technology Roadmap: Water Use Efficiency in California Agriculture, January 2005, CEC publication # CEC-400-2005-002. (PDF file, 34 pages, 384 kb)
California Agricultural Water Electrical Energy, original released in December 2003, but was an attachment to CEC-400-2005-002 published January 2005. (PDF file, 158 pages, 1.9 MB)
Dairy Power Production Program Progress Report, consultant report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-500-2003-900, May 2003. (PDF file, 17 pages, 704 kb)
Assessing Power Quality in a California Processing Plant, PIER-EPRI Report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-500-2003-901, March 2003. (PDF file, 92 pages, 2.0 megabytes)
Pacific Coast Producers - Measurement and Verification Report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-400-2003-902, March 2003. (PDF file, 19 pages, 702 kilobytes)
Agriculture Electricity Rates in California, Consultant Report, June 2001, Energy Commission publication # 400-01-020.
Appendices
CEC SB 282-AppII-Demand & Acreage -- MS Excel file
CEC SB 282-AppIII-Irrigation System Design and Operation - MS Excel file
CEC SB 282-AppIV Model V11a-Model Output - MS Excel file
CEC SB 282-AppV-Dairy Bill Comps - MS Excel file
CEC SB 282-AppVI-Rate Comparisons - MS Excel file
Membrane Filtration Installation at Oberti Olive Division or Tri Valley Growers: Analysis of Business, Environmental and Energy Issues, Consultant Report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-400-2000-901, March 2000. (PDF file, 58 pages, 596 kilobytes)
Closed-Cycle Totally Chlorine-Free Bleached Kraft Pulp Production at Louisiana Pacific's Samoa Pulp Mill: Analysis of Business, Environmental and Energy Issues, Consultant Report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-400-2000-900, May 2000. (PDF file, 56 pages, 1.4 megabytes)
How to Get the Most From Radial Ply Tractor Tires: A Guide to Selecting the Correct Inflation Pressure, Consultant Report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-400-1999-900, January 1999. (PDF file, 7 pages, 196 kilobytes)
TABLES for above report, Consultant Report, Energy Commission publication # CEC-400-1999-900-AP, January 1999. (PDF file, 36 pages, 13.6 MEGABYTES - note file size!)
No-Till Wheat and Barley Production In California, consultant report by University of California Cooperative Extension, Energy Commission publication # CEC-400-1995-900, 1995. (PDF file, 33 pages, 196 kilobytes
New Options for Agricultural Customers: California's Electric Industry Restructuring, Energy Commission publication # P400-97-005, June 1998.
Note: This publication was released in 1998. Because of flaws in the restructuring process, the California Public Utilities Commission suspended direct access in September 2001. So, information in this report may not be current or useable.
Note: This publication was released in 1998. Because of flaws in the restructuring process, the California Public Utilities Commission suspended direct access in September 2001. So, information in this report may not be current or useable.