Wexus Technologies, Inc.

Wexus customer Monterey Pacific Inc (MPI) was featured in Central Coast Community Energy's (3CE) latest customer profile highlighting energy & sustainability efforts on their vineyards with the help of Wexus' IoT software platform. https://bit.ly/3dmsr6F

New report suggests that the climate crisis will profoundly interrupt the way we live and farm in the U.S. North American places where humans have lived for thousands of years might shift with climate migration. https://bit.ly/34zjumi

Congrats to our partners Swarm Technologies + Sweetsense Inc. on this incredible milestone! Low cost, worldwide connectivity from space is the future of #IoT. "Evan Thomas, CEO of SweetSensea start-up that builds devices to monitor water and & energy in remote placeshas been testing the Swarm network on a series of sensors placed inside water pumps throughout East Africa & California." Swarm Reveals Pricing for Its Satellite Data Network https://bloom.bg/3n7KrGc

"This is by far one of the hardest-hit harvests that Napa Valley has ever experienced," said Ryan Klobas, CEO of the Napa County Farm Bureau, the region's largest agricultural advocacy group. "This couldn’t have happened at a worse time." https://bit.ly/34cmdSL #wildfires #climatechange #wineries

Orchards and vineyards within a fire zone often won’t show the extent of their damage until the following spring, while grasslands take several years to rebuild after they’ve been burned. https://bit.ly/338vuf1

It's here. Now. And we need to ask ourselves: what are the immediate impacts on farming & our food supply? Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration https://bit.ly/33vMhYr

Federal report warns of financial havoc from climate change. Extreme weather could cause swings in agricultural commodity prices, the report warns, and climate-spurred market volatility could afflict pension and retirement funds, which invest across a range of asset classes. https://bit.ly/3k5DUtc

A big thank you to the firefighters & first responders who continue to battle >2m acres of wildfires raging across California & the Western US. Orange, smoke-filled skies across the Bay Area are a stark reminder of the real impact of #climatechange. #wildfires #blackouts

Coronavirus Upsets the Ag Supply Chain: What's Next? https://bit.ly/329EGj1

During the state’s recent electricity crisis, more than 30,000 batteries supplied as much power as a mid-size natural gas plant...People are starting to realize energy storage...(is) a whole new approach to managing power. https://bit.ly/3i5EYgg

"Since 2013, exit fees have risen more than 600% in the PG&E service area...It will increase another 35% this fall, boosting an avg customer’s exit fee in PG&E’s territory to $220 annually." https://bit.ly/3bnyrv2

Now that California has experienced rolling blackouts for the first time since the 2001 crisis, few in the state dispute the need for more contracted sources of power...some believe the state has gone too far in squeezing out gas-fired generation, others are urging to accelerate the transition to a fossil-fuel-free future. https://on.wsj.com/3b0H7qX

Many rural farms depend on well water, which can only be pumped with electricity. Power outages mean no irrigation & no refrigeration for harvested produce and eggs. What we do on our farms & how our food system operates ultimately affects the resilience of our communities in situations like this, says Wiig. https://bit.ly/3jgR9XY