# To ease grid strain and climate impacts, energy grants push processors to get innovative | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> California's Energy Commission is offering grants through the Food Production Investment Program to help food processors decarbonize and ease grid strain at peak demand. The program has awarded $118 million to 56 projects since 2018, including animal feed, ethanol and rendering facilities. Initial funding of $25 million is being deployed this fiscal year.

- Date: 2023-05-31 · published 2023-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36077-to-ease-grid-strain-and-climate-impacts-energy-grants-push-processors-to-get
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Energy-efficiency upgrades at feed, ethanol and rendering plants have little direct effect on feed commodity prices. The effect is limited to operating costs for those processors.

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/19477-to-ease-grid-strain-and-climate-impacts-energy-grants-push-processors-to-get-innovative

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