Energy and Carbon

MillerCoors recognizes that every step we take toward becoming more energy efficient is one more step towards reducing our carbon footprint.

In big and small ways, we are changing the way we run our breweries.  We’ve made great strides by installing more energy efficient lighting and investing in alternative forms of energy.  In our Texas brewery, boiler controls helped cut natural gas consumption by 4.26%.  In California, biogas powers electrical generators capable of producing one megawatt of electricity each hour.

In addition to what we are doing inside our breweries, the joint venture of Miller and Coors has allowed us to significantly reduce the distance our beer travels. By 2010, the average distance our beer travels to market will be reduced by nearly 20 percent and result in 45 million fewer miles traveled annually.  Also, we’ve committed to setting emissions goals with the EPA Climate Leaders Program by the end of 2009.

MillerCoors is proud of the strides our distributor partners are making when it comes to environmental sustainability.  Powers Distributing Company, recently set a national standard when it added 15 cutting edge biofuel-electric hybrid trucks to its fleet.  Other distributors are exploring hybrid trucks, but Powers is the first in the country to commit to a significant number.

With the new fleet, Powers expects to reduce its diesel use on 15 routes by more than 25 percent – nearly 12,500 gallons per year.