Now they will enjoy a season of energy savings. Ancheta said Sun Garden-Gangi switched to MID Electric Services electricity primarily for cost and reliability reasons. MID also installed larger transformers for the canning company, upgrading its capability to expand processing operations as needed in the future. This is good for Sun Garden, but it's also good for our regional economy. Bill Effinger, Production Engineer for Sun Garden-Gangi, said it was refreshing to have a choice in power providers.
Competition is healthy.
We're in a very competitive business ourselves. For some companies, lower electric costs can give them an edge. Our competitors to the north who receive irrigation district public power have this advantage, and now we have it too. Sun Garden-Gangi, which is located on Packers Street in Atwater, is also near MID's new power transmission loop, now completed and connecting portions of Livingston, Winton, Castle, Merced and Atwater. The Cooper Substation in Merced will soon be powering Merced customers through underground circuits that are now under construction.