Joseph Gallo Farms to become net-zero energy dairy farm
Joseph Gallo Farms operates one of the largest and longest-running methane digesters in California.
Joseph Gallo Farms, Atwater, Calif., unveiled a new 2 megawatt (MW) solar array, what is said to be the largest privately owned system ever installed on a California dairy. The fixed-array system, provided by SolarCity, San Mateo, Calif., supplies renewable energy on-site for the family’s dairy farm.
“Sustainable farming has been a core value in our family starting with my grandfather, Joseph Gallo,” says third-generation dairy farmer and cheesemaker Peter Gallo. “We’ve envisioned integrating solar energy on the farm for as long as I can remember, and today is a step toward greater sustainability.”