The 5th Annual Flex Your Power Awards

Farmers' Rice Cooperative

Demand Response Honorable Mention

Farmers' Rice Cooperative

To demonstrate their commitment to environmental conservation, Farmers' Rice Cooperative's plant management worked with a PG&E representative to enroll in PG&E's Critical Peak Pricing Program (CPP). FRC's rice mills use 8,000 HP to clean, mill, and package rice for shipping. Over their 11 days of CPP participation, FRC averaged an impressive 37% load reduction, with their highest peak load reduction being 1,340 kW, or 88% of their total load. By simply agreeing to shut down when requested during critical peak demand hours, the company has realized an impressive total savings of $135,000 on their 2006 calendar year electricity bill.

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Together the 4th and 5th Annual Flex Your Power Award winners saved more than

1 billion kilowatt hours

which is equivalent to taking more than

80,000 cars off the road.

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