Solar Powered Breweries

The following is a summary for a 2016 link found here.

Top 10 Craft Breweries that use Solar Power

Brewery

Total Power

% of brewery's use

# of Panels

~Panel wattage Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Total solar power installed: 2.6 MW (20 percent of the brewery's electricity). 10,573 (245 W) panels. Lagunitas Brewing Company Total solar power installed: 2.1 MW (50 percent of the brewery's electricity needs). 6,000 (350 W) panels. Highland Brewing Company Total solar power installed: 324 kW; 1,045 (300 W) 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); 1,235 (240 W) 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; 750 (210 W) panels. Flying Fish Brewing Company Total solar power installed: 129 kW; 463 (280 W) panels. Anderson Valley Brewing Company Total solar power installed: 125 kW (40 percent of the company's power needs). 768 (160 W) panels. Solar Panel info Commercial panel sizes are ~ 77 inches by 39 inches. Commercial panel power is 230-275 W (standard) and 325-345 W (high output).