Solar Powered Breweries
The following is a summary for a 2016 link found here.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 2.6 MW (20 percent of the brewery's electricity). 10,573 panels.
In addition to their Chico solar installation, Sierra Nevada has 2,200 more solar panels at their Mills River, NC facility. They also use microturbine technology and energy efficient practices at both brewing facilities.
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 2.1 MW (50 percent of the brewery's electricity needs). 6,000 panels.
Highland Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 324 kW. Made up of 1,045 solar panels.
Stone Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 312 kW (20% of Stone's total electricity needs).
New Belgium Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 300 kW (4.5 percent of the brewery's electricity needs each year). The brewery has 1,235 solar panels.
Kona Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 229 kW (~50 percent of the brewery's electricity needs)
Bear Republic Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 166.8 kW (45 percent of the brewery's energy needs).
SweetWater Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 157 kW. It is made up of 750 rooftop solar panels installed in 2012 as part of a brewery expansion.
Flying Fish Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 129 kW. The 463 panel solar power system was installed in 2011 and provides a significant amount of the electricity the brewery needs to operate.
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Total solar power installed: 125 kW (40 percent of the company's power needs). Their system is made up of 768 solar panels on the top of their brewhouse and employee parking structure.