Mandeep Sekhon, 32, is new to farming. Last year, he inherited his grandfather’s farm, which has been in his family for four generations. When the power goes off on the Sekhon farm, diesel generators provide the electricity needed to run the irrigation pumps in the field and the power to the house. At his dinner table, the only subtle change is a slight dimming of the lights as the system seamlessly switches from state-provided electricity to at-home diesel generators.

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