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As most of New Zealand was blasted by cold southerly winds, Blenheim enjoyed a sunny, calm day on Tuesday. Cape Campbell (not shown) shelters and protects Rarangi, pictured here looking south to the Vernon/ White Bluffs. “Cape Campbell on the Marlborough coast tends to shove the southerlies across into Wellington, which is why you get such a strong southerly blast going through Cook Strait, which can cancel the ferries,” Agnew said. Speaking from Christchurch where he was holidaying, Agnew said the Seaward Kaikōura Range tended to push the southerlies out into the sea and into Cook Strait, and the Wairau Plains themselves were actually very sheltered from the southerlies.
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Napa, Calif.-based Domaine Carneros, owned by French Champagne house Taittinger, was an early adopter of sustainability, installing its first solar power system in 2003.
In 2021, the winery will upgrade to a more powerful microgrid program with a computer-controlled battery storage system designed to operate the winery off the regional electric grid in the event of a power failure. The solar portion of the project will reduce their utility bill.
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Napa, Calif.-based Domaine Carneros, owned by French Champagne house Taittinger, was an early adopter of sustainability, installing its first solar power system in 2003.
In 2021, the winery will upgrade to a more powerful microgrid program with a computer-controlled battery storage system designed to operate the winery off the regional electric grid in the event of a power failure. The solar portion of the project will reduce their utility bill.
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