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Operational savings from reduced ATV and truck rides and lower emissions.
(Usage based on California coastal and foothills rural properties)
120 systems · Tier 1 Farms & Ranches · 30% with automation · Napa/Sonoma Valley
Total $ saved / yr
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Total hours saved / yr
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CO2 avoided / yr
-
metric tons
Fuel saved / yr
-
gallons
Farms & Ranches
Beachhead · 45,000 properties
Fleet total / yr
-
Customers
120of 45,000
% with automation
30%
Large Rural
Beachfront · 2,000,000 properties
Fleet total / yr
-
Customers
5,000of 2,000,000
% with automation
20%
American West
TAM · 8,400,000 properties
Fleet total / yr
-
Customers
1,500of 8,400,000
% with automation
10%
Adjust assumptions Per-system parameters shared across all tiers
Monitoring routes per property
4routes
Trips per route per year
40trips/yr
Round-trip distance
3.0miles
0.5 to 15 miles round-trip
Trip elimination (with automation)6
Napa Valley Grapegrowers
Automation-equipped properties can eliminate 70% or more of routine monitoring trips through remote sensing and alerts.
70%
Trip elimination (without automation)
40%
Vehicle fuel economy
15MPG
Gas price1
CEC Gas Prices
California average $5.50-$5.90/gal (2024-2025). Link
$5.50/gal
CO2 per gallon3
EPA GHG Equivalencies
8.887 kg CO2 per gallon of gasoline. Link
Fixed: 8.887 kg CO2/gal
Time per round-trip
0.75hr
0.25 to 2.0 hours
Paid labor rate5
USDA ERS Farm Labor
Napa County above state average. Includes benefits and overhead. Link
$50/hr
Owner-operator opportunity cost
$100/hr
Paid-labor share
40%
Annual baseline pumping kWh7
EPRI/WRF Energy in Water
Typical agricultural pump: 5,000-50,000 kWh/yr depending on depth and volume. Link
12,000kWh/yr
500 to 300,000 kWh/yr (logarithmic)
Pump scheduling savings7
EPRI/WRF Energy in Water
10-25% pump energy savings from optimized scheduling. Default 15% conservative. Link
15%
TOU shifting savings2
PG&E AG Rates
Time-of-use rate spread 2-3x. Shifting pumping to off-peak saves 15-45% on electricity cost. Link
25%
Electricity rate2
PG&E AG Rates
Agricultural rates $0.18-$0.45/kWh depending on tier and time of use. Link
$0.28/kWh
Grid CO2 intensity4
EPA eGRID CAMX
California CAMX subregion: 0.20 kg CO2/kWh. Link
Fixed: 0.20 kg CO2/kWh
[1] California Energy Commission Gas Prices (2024-2025). Statewide average $5.50-$5.90/gal. Link
[2] PG&E AG Rate Schedules (AG-1, AG-4, AG-5). Time-of-use rate spread 2-3x between peak and off-peak. Link
[3] EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. 8.887 kg CO2 per gallon of gasoline. Link
[4] EPA eGRID CAMX subregion. California: 0.20 kg CO2/kWh. Link
[5] USDA Economic Research Service, Farm Labor Survey (2023-2024). Napa County farm labor costs above state average. Link
[6] Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Irrigation best practices and water management. Link
[7] EPRI/Water Research Foundation. Energy Optimization in Water and Wastewater Systems: 10-25% pump savings from scheduling optimization. Link
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