The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) Agricultural Energy Efficiency (AgEE) Program helped the Don and Peggy Brown’s Farm, who have numerous one well-two pivot irrigated crop circles, save money and energy with a no-cost energy audit and technical assistance.

Discover how we helped this farm make energy-efficient decisions while taking advantage of savings and ultimately boosting their bottom line.

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“It was a great opportunity to enhance the wise and conservative use of resources.”

– Don and Peggy Brown, Farm Owners

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How did they do it?

After decades of farming in Colorado, the Brown’s wondered if a variable frequency drive (VFD) might help save energy while rotating crops with variable harvests. They connected with a CEO AgEE Program energy auditor and received a free energy audit that evaluated their operation and identified many savings opportunities.

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What was the outcome?

With the help of the CEO AgEE program, the Brown’s Farm have been able to lower their energy bills by installing a high efficiency 300 horsepower irrigation pump motor and a VFD.

“It’s certainly allowed us to do a better job of conserving not only energy but water as well,” explained Don.

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Check out how Brown Farms took advantage of savings available through the CEO AgEE Program

Facility Type

Multiple 100+ acre irrigated crop circles

Improvements

High efficiency motor and variable frequency drive

Project Verification Date

May of 2019

Energy Savings

$2,600 per year

Keep the CEO AgEE program in mind when examining on-farm cost-saving opportunities and contact us today to get started.

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