Summerland, B.C., winery transitions to 100% renewable natural gas
Global News
A South Okanagan winery is working to reduce its carbon footprint by transitioning to 100% Renewable natural Gas.
Okanagan Crush Pad, the innovators behind Haywire Winery and Garnet Valley Ranch Winery in Summerland, B.C., has taken a step towards improved sustainability.
In partnership with the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and FortisBC, the winery has transitioned to 100 per cent Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).
“We signed up for renewable natural gas through Fortis BC,” said Okanagan Crush Pad General Manager Craig Pingle.
“It’s been a great change for us in our effort to reduce our carbon footprint.”
According to the winery, the change was relatively easy and there was no need for the winery to add any additional infrastructure.
“We just had to log in to our FortisBC account and make the change on the back end, and it took effect starting our next billing cycle,” said Pingle.
“Once we did the analysis, we realized that it was going to reduce our CO2 emissions by 50,000 kilograms a year.”
In total, Pingle estimates it will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by about 10 to 12 per cent per year.
