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Secretary Ross at the Duda\u00a0Farm Fresh Foods\/Gills Onions renewable energy event in Ventura County, with, from left-to-right, Gordon Burns, Undersecretary, Cal-EPA; Sam Duda; David Gill; Rory Bruton, a local fourth grader who spoke\u00a0of being\u00a0inspired by local growers; Steve Gill and Danny Duda.<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the strategic objectives of Ag Vision: Strategies for Sustainability<\/a> is to achieve the maximum usage of\u00a0renewable energy\u00a0by agriculture, thereby\u00a0increasing economic productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality.\u00a0 Governor Brown has demonstrated important leadership with policy and legislative initiatives to help the state expand\u00a0renewable energy opportunities,\u00a0especially\u00a0from forest biomass\u00a0and byproducts from farms and processors.<\/p>\n

Innovative farmers and agribusinesses up and down the state are making investments in solar, wind and digester technology to be more energy self-sufficient.\u00a0 On a recent trip to Ventura County, I saw an impressive new installation of 2,100 square feet of solar panels,\u00a0 producing 24,000 kilowatt hours of power each month at the Duda Farm Fresh Foods<\/a> celery packaging facility.<\/p>\n

Just across the street, I saw first-hand the creative solutions adopted by Gills\u2019 Onions to achieve the family\u2019s sustainability goals. Gills Onions has developed a system that produces clean energy from the byproducts of processed onions –\u00a0converting 100% of daily onion waste (up to 300,000 lbs) into renewable energy and cattle feed. And now, the company has partnered with Prudent Energy to install the world\u2019s largest flow battery project of its kind<\/a>. The battery provides 3.6 megawatts of onsite electricity storage \u2013 onion power! The storage will reduce the need for energy purchases during peak demand periods and enable the company to avoid additional greenhouse gas emissions. I was honored to be invited to an event earlier this month introducing these exciting developments and celebrating the commitment of these two leading produce families to\u00a0smart business decisions that are good for the environment, their community and their bottom line.<\/p>\n

Innovative programs like these are\u00a0reasons why Governor Brown has made renewable energy a cornerstone of his policy platform. Beyond the environmental benefits, which are universally recognized, the governor sees value to California\u2019s economic recovery. Investments in clean energy produce two to three times as many jobs per dollar as gas, oil or coal, and dollars invested in clean energy tend to stay in California. So, the potential is real \u2013 we just need to grab it and move forward, or, if you wish, start peeling back the layers of the onion.<\/p>\n

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Solar panels at the Duda Family Fresh Farms celery facility in Oxnard.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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