Monday 12 February 2018

Jack Daniel’s owner toasts 30MW wind deal

 

The owner of brands such as Jack Daniel’s and Chambord has announced an agreement to buy 30MW of renewable energy.

Brown-Forman Corporation is buying green electricity from Infinity Renewables' Solomon Forks Wind Project in Kansas under a 15-year deal.

It is expected to generate the equivalent of more than 90% of the firm’s annual power use in the US.

The project is part of the spirits and wine producer’s goal to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2023.

Rob Frederick, Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Brown-Forman said: “It takes energy to distill and produce our high quality spirits and wines. This new wind project will add new renewable energy capacity to the grid and demonstrates our commitment to a lower carbon economy.

“We believe that renewable energy is a prime solution for a sustainable energy future.”