That article is so fucked on so many levels and is geared towards a profit making scheme based on big business. The same people who want to tax those who use SOLAR PANELS!
"Moreover, we don’t have to shut down that many farms, we just have to shut down the least valuable farms and use water more efficiently."
So they decide which farms are most valuable and it's not based on water efficiency
There's always been a power play for water & electricity in California and there always will be until half the state finally floats off into the ocean.
PS. I'm sick of these links to spammy FACEBOOK articles geared at tracking GFY users. Crap!