Find Out How Your Brewery Can Save on Energy Costs

August 6th, 2021 • by David Bennis

Find Out How Your Brewery Can Save on Energy Costs

• by David Bennis

Positive Energy on Tap Did you know that annually, breweries in the United States spend over $200 million on energy? And when it comes to producing the beer itself, 35% of a brewery’s electricity costs can be spent on refrigeration! As a successful business owner, you already know that energy costs can fluctuate greatly, leaving […]

How Breweries (& Employees) Can Save With Solar Energy

May 12th, 2021 • by Nate VerHague

The current incentives in place to go solar are quite lucrative in New York State, for both commercial and residential applications. Commercial Solar Breweries are eligible for an incentive from NYSERDA, which is a grant based on solar array size. That incentive is applied directly to the gross cost of an installation, reducing the invoice […]

How Breweries Can Turn Sunshine into Dollar Signs

February 23rd, 2021 • by Nate VerHague

Electric costs for your brewery are part of the process. It’s one of those expenses that just comes with the territory of running a successful business and needs to be factored into overhead costs. Right? Not if you go solar! A solar panel installation for your brewery presents a host of opportunities to save money, […]

Prepare your brewery for winter energy costs

October 15th, 2019 • by David Bennis

Each year it seems to happen in the blink of an eye. The hot summer days of August become a thing of the past. Children grab their backpacks and head back to school, the NFL finally returns, and we welcome the beauty of the fall season across all of New York with the stunning fall […]

Positive Energy on Tap for NY Breweries

March 5th, 2019 • by David Bennis

U.S Breweries Spend Over $200 Million Annually On Energy That number is staggering. More to the point, energy consumption can run up to 8% of the total production cost of beer, which makes efficiency a critical factor, especially in times of high energy price volatility. At Marathon Energy, we pride ourselves on working to minimize […]

Pint to Farm — Sustainable Tips for Craft Breweries

August 11th, 2016 • by Jesse Hiney

My last blog focused on legislation aimed at reducing the hurdles to developing craft breweries and the “Farm to Pint” movement. This blog flips the script focusing on sustainability initiatives—Pint to Farm and other environmental means to reduce environmental impact. Sustainability is a theme often linked to craft breweries. Sourcing local ingredients and supplying local […]