
Uninterrupted and reliable power is especially important throughout the growing season or in case of emergency power outages to make sure that a business can run as normal. Our standby and rental emergency generators help farmers and ranchers keep their operations running smoothly during what could be a costly power outage. From dairy farms to greenhouse facilities, Cat generators can provide power for all your agricultural needs.
Whether it’s an estimate, installation or a scheduled maintenance check, Foley Power Solutions can help you to find the best solution for your needs so you can continue running a successful operation.
Heat and Power Solutions for Greenhouses
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems provide a profitable and sustainable solution for greenhouses. By generating thermal energy and electrical energy simultaneously, a CHP system can yield a fuel efficiency rate over 90% versus the typical boiler efficiency of 40-50%. Typical payback on these systems is less than three to four years.
Buck Creek Farm – Aerial
Shocklee is a contract farmer for a national
food company, raising nearly 500,000 chickens
annually at his facility 20 minutes south
of Owensboro, KY. “Solar energy appealed to me,” Shocklee says.
“Not only is it a convenient form of renewable
energy, but I saw it as a way to insulate me from
future price increases.”
Cat Powers Idaho Dairy
With 60,000 cows and 13 facilities, Bettencourt Dairies is one of the largest dairy farm operations in Idaho. Rock Creek Dairy, a Bettencourt operation with 9,000 cows, was the subject of hundreds of odor complaints from local residents over the course of six years. Aware of the odor issue, the Bettencourt Dairies management team began investigating solutions that would reduce both the odor and methane emissions from Rock Creek’s cows.
The Rathe family has been in the agriculture business for nearly 140 years. Today, Steve Rathe and his partners oversee about 30,000 hogs across six sites near Waverly, Iowa. As…
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