Wow — solar powered wine:

The largest solar installation of any winery in the world is set to be built for Constellation Wines’ Gonzalez winery in Monterrey County, CA by Pacific Power Management. Mitsubishi solar panels will cover 170,000 square feet on the winery warehouse roof, and will generate 1,700,000 kilowatt hours a year—enough to power over 50 percent of the winery’s energy needs.

The article goes on to say that in the summer (when everyone has their air-conditioners on), when grapes aren’t being processed, excess power from the solar array will provide 25% of the power to the town of Gonzalez (1,695 homes). WOW!

Read the whole article here.