Tennessee’s most famous moonshiners are turning to the sun to help power their whisky distillery in historic Lynchburg.
Jack Daniel’s said it plans to put a ray of sunshine in its whiskey by turning to the sun for most of its energy. Under TVA’s Green Invest program, the distillery said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with the Duck River Electric Membership Corporation and Nashville-based solar power company Silicon Ranch for 20 megawatts of solar energy to be generated at a new solar farm Silicon Ranch will erect in Moore County.
Melvin Keebler, vice president and assistant general manager for Jack Daniel’s, said the new solar farm should supply nearly three-quarters of the distillery’s electricity needs.
“Our commitment to making great whiskey is only matched by our commitment to preserving the world we call home through sustainable practices,” Keebler said. “Now the world’s most iconic whiskey is even greener.”
Jack Daniel’s already runs its distillery with a zero-waste to landfill policy.