Cadiz, Inc announced today that the Company has entered into a long-term contract with El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (“EPNG”) to install a tap on their natural gas pipeline, which runs through the Cadiz Ranch property in the California eastern Mojave Desert. The gas tap will allow Cadiz to replace diesel engines with natural gas engines to power the Company’s groundwater wellfield, pump stations and related facilities for its agriculture operations and the Cadiz Water Conservation, Supply and Storage Project (“Cadiz Project”). The high efficiency gas engines are expected to be integrated into solar-hybrid microgrids able to reduce energy costs, cut carbon emissions, and provide 100% uptime reliability for the Company’s water supply and storage operations.