Increasing Renewable Interest
Increasing Renewable Interest. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Line On Agriculture.
PAGE: There are great opportunities in irrigation efficiency, greenhouse heating efficiency, milk cooling efficiency, lighting, pumps and motors- a lot of different opportunities out there depending on the operation.
Then there are options for those who want to look into renewable energy projects.
PAGE: On the renewable side, solar, wind, small hydro, geothermal, in some cases biofuels and biomass.
In most cases, the energy produced through renewables offsets at least a part of the energy used on the farm. In some cases, producers are able to actually sell surplus energy.
Page is ODA's link between agricultural producers and those who can help them get to the next step of an energy project. With many state and federal incentives and programs available for farmers and ranchers, now is a good time for operators to take the green energy plunge. Page says energy efficiency and renewable energy projects will become even more popular in the future in
PAGE: From everybody I talk to, they believe that energy prices are going to go back up in the long term. So anything they can do to reduce their use or replace part of their use with a technology that will provide them some stable energy prices over the long term is a good investment.
Page predicts an increase in interest of green energy by
PAGE: I just see energy efficiency and renewables becoming more prevalent in agricultural operations. A lot of folks have done tons of energy efficiency projects out there already. But I think as energy prices go up, more people will look at those opportunities.
That’s today’s Line On Agriculture. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.
