In the city known as one of the hopping destinations for craft beers in the U.S., a local brewery is embracing energy decarbonization by having a commercial solar system installed on-site.

The Ballast Point Brewery in San Diego soon will brew its array of beers with help from the power from the sun. HES Renewables is building the 1.03-MW (1,032 kW) solar array with 2,400 panels across two large rooftops at the Ballast Point facility.

The solar project is part of a long-standing energy partnership between real estate company H.G. Fenton and HES Renewables. The partnership is focused on adding more solar and some solar-energy storage combinations to properties throughout California.

Ballast Point brews its craft beers at a facility near the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, itself the site of a well-known microgrid. The Miramar microgrid project was completed several years ago in a partnership with Schneider Electric, Black & Veatch and San Diego Gas & Electric.