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Budweiser brewery gains 3,000-solar panel array

The solar power array will provide nearly 5% of the brewery's electricity requirements

The maker of Budweiser beer has installed a solar power system on the roof of its brewery in Newark, New Jersey, featuring 3,000 solar panels.

Anheuser-Busch has installed a system covering 65,000 square feet of roofspace.

At peak production, the system will deliver nearly 5% of the brewery’s electrical demand.

Over the course of a year it is predicted to provide more than 525,000 kilowatt-hours of power, enough to supply the electricity needs of 62 local homes.

Power is being sold to the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) under a long-term agreement.

“Commitment”

Peter Kraemer, vice president of Supply, Anheuser-Busch, said: “This solar panel installation is just one more example of Anheuser-Busch’s continued commitment to improving our environmental performance through alternative energy sources at our facilities across the country.

“When combined with the solar array at our Fairfield, Calif. brewery, we are now one of the largest users of solar power in the U.S. brewing industry,” added Mr Kraemer.

The new solar power array was designed and installed by Wisconsin-based company Orion Energy Systems, which will also be operating, monitoring and maintaining it.

“Over the past three decades, Anheuser-Busch has taken many steps to lighten its environmental impact by expanding the use of natural resources and energy. Orion is honored to support the brewer’s latest efforts to generate clean, renewable solar power,” said John Scribante, President, Orion Engineered Systems.