At Anheuser-Busch, we are always challenging ourselves to take our environmental stewardship one step further. In support of our   2025 Sustainability Goal  of sourcing 100% of our purchased electricity from renewable sources, we have established key partnerships with renewable energy leaders such as Enel Green Power and Recurrent Energy as well as numerous local and regional partners.

In fact, in June 2021, we were proud to announce that we have achieved this goal - four years early- and our entire portfolio of domestic products – including Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA, and our Brewers Collective family of craft partners – is now brewed with 100% renewable electricity* from solar and wind power.

Building upon our breweries' renewable energy installations,  in 2017 we partnered with Enel Green Power to acquire 50 percent of our total purchased electricity from the Budweiser Wind Farm at Thunder Ranch in Oklahoma. This landmark agreement – which adds to our existing alternative energy investments in solar, wind, anaerobic digesters, and landfill gas –produces more energy annually than we use to brew Budweiser!

The Budweiser Wind Farm at Thunder Ranch, near Billings, OK, is Anheuser-Busch's first-ever contracted utility-scale renewable energy project. It not only dramatically reduces our emissions and helps us reach our sustainability goals, but it also provided revenue certainty for Enel, fostering the growth of the global clean energy economy and supporting American clean energy workers and jobs.

By the numbers:

• Anheuser-Busch has contracted enough power from the Thunder Ranch windfarm to power 50,000 U.S. households or brew more than  20 billion 12 oz. servings of beer each year.
• The agreement is expected to  reduce emissions by more than 400,000 tons of CO2 each year, an annual equivalent to taking more than 85,000 U.S. vehicles off the road.
• The project supported renewable energy sector employment by  creating around 400 temporary jobs at the peak of construction, as well as many long-term jobs.

In 2019, we also announced plans to purchase the renewable electricity credits from the energy delivered to the grid generated from a new solar energy facility in Pecos County, Texas.

The Anheuser-Busch Solar Farm - our 2,000 acre solar energy facility - is the largest solar project for the beverage industry in the United States. The facility was developed in partnership with Recurrent Energy and officially came online in June 2021 - enabling us to officially achieve our goal of sourcing 100% of our purchased electricity from renewable sources .

By the numbers:

• The solar field is equivalent in size to nearly 1,500 football fields:  almost 800,000 panels spread across eight square kilometers. If lined up from end to end, the panels would span from New York City to Orlando.
• The new facility generates 650 GWhrs annually with a capacity of 222MW(ac) – that is  enough electricity to power 55,000 American households or brew 20 billion 12 oz. servings of beer each year.
• Construction took nearly two years and created approximately  500 full-time jobs during peak of construction.

We also strive to make a difference locally, investing in renewable energy solutions in the communities where we live, work, and play. In support of central New York's comprehensive strategy to generate economic growth and community development,  Anheuser-Busch unveiled  a solar project in Van Buren, N.Y . in 2019, that will help us brew our great beers while also contributing to both our ambitious renewable electricity goals as well as the goals of the region.

In partnership with AES Distributed Energy, Inc. and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the 2.76-megawatt solar project is located six miles from Anheuser-Busch's Baldwinsville brewery and is  comprised of more than 8,300 solar panels that  produce  over 3 million kilowatt-hours annually, enough to brew more than 3 million cases of beverages a year at the local brewery.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul cut the ribbon on the new Baldwinsville solar project in Van Buren, NY. Image Source: AES Distributed Energy, Inc.:

At Anheuser-Busch, we are committed to continuing to do our part to protect the environment, from seed to sip. So long as the sun shines, we will be committed to leveraging renewable electricity sources for a more sustainable future.

Making choices that power a greener future by working with partners to help us achieve our 2025 Sustainability Goals creates a future with more cheers.

*Electricity is one form of energy we use to brew.