In 2017 there were approximately 2.05 million farms in the U.S. The total amount of land used for crops, pastures, or grazing is approximately 910 million acres with 315 million acres of harvested cropland (USDA). 

In 2018 U.S. farms irrigated 55.9 million acres using 83.4 million acre-feet of fresh water (27.1 trillion gallons).  119,235 farms used 462,788 wells in 2018 providing 50% of all water for open fields with an average of 3.9 wells/farm, of which 459,944 wells require some type of pump (USDA). 

Due to the cost of running electrical cables to these remote pumping locations, most farmers use a fossil-fueled engine to drive their irrigation pumps.  They use stationary engine/pump combos or the PTO attachment on the tractor.  Due to the cost of upgrading these engines to what is now called Tier 4 Final, most farmers are using older Tier 0 to Tier 3 engines which are up to 20 times less efficient = more polluting.

Fossil-fueled driven pumps are between 18% - 36% efficient,
with electric driven pumps being between 48% - 86%!  With "on-farm" costs on the rise, our goal is to help you determine what is needed to replace your fossil-fueled engine with an on-site Solar PV Solution
with or without a Battery Energy Storage System and an electric motor. 
We will also determine what USDA grants may be available and/or cost-share programs offered for your farm.