Vanderbilt, NES, TVA, and Silicon Ranch Break Ground on Solar Farm
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Tennessee Sunshine to Power Jack Daniel s
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LYNCHBURG, Tenn., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Â A little sunshine will soon be in your next glass of whiskey as Jack Daniel s partners with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation, and Nashville-based solar power producer Silicon Ranch to provide the iconic Tennessee whiskey maker s Lynchburg distillery with 20 megawatts of solar energy.
TVA signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Silicon Ranch to build, own, and operate the solar facility just a few miles from the world-famous distillery in Moore County, Tennessee, pending environmental reviews.Â
This Middle-Tennessee solar project is another win for TVA s nationally-recognized Green Invest program, which has already secured solar farms to help meet the renewable energy goals of auto manufacturers, data centers, local power companies, cities, and universities.
Jack Daniel s inks deal on Tennessee solar farm
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (AP) Iconic whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s has struck a long-term deal to fuel a solar panel farm a few miles from its Tennessee distillery.
The Tennessee Valley Authority says the agreement with the Lynchburg-based distiller, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation and Nashville-based solar power company Silicon Ranch will provide 20 megawatts of solar energy.
Jack Daniel’s Vice President and Assistant General Manager Melvin Keebler says that s the equivalent of nearly three-quarters of the distillery s electricity needs.
The agreement is part of TVA’s Green Invest program, which produced similar deals with auto manufacturers, data centers, local power companies, cities and universities.