This year mark’s the 2nd year of our landmark campaign which announces that Budweiser is brewed with 100% renewable electricity.* As the world’s biggest brewer, we believe it is our duty to make a difference. By producing the beer you love with renewable electricity, we are securing a brighter future for all of us, one kilowatt at a time.
Since January 2021, every single can, bottle, and keg of Budweiser in the UK is now brewed with electricity from solar and wind sources.* Budweiser Brewing Group generates enough renewable electricity in the UK to power the brewing operations of not only Budweiser but also Bud Light, Stella Artois, Corona, and Becks.
With its very own wind turbine at Magor brewery, South Wales, and two dedicated solar farms, Budweiser is proudly committed to investing in sustainable energy infrastructure. Installed in December 2020, the towering wind turbine blades tips reach a height of 150 metres and sweep an area equivalent to two Wembley football pitches. Alongside our wind turbine, Budweiser has signed a 15-year deal with NextEnergy Solar Fund to use electricity generated by two solar farms.
All bottles and cans of Budweiser now proudly bear a new Brewed with 100% Renewable Electricity logo - the first of
its kind and you can download it here. We’re making these logos publicly available in the hope that other companies join us, because it’s only when we come together that we can truly build a brighter future for our planet.
Filmed at the Budweiser Thunder Ranch Wind Farm in Oklahoma, our TV advert brought a breath of fresh air to the 53rd Super Bowl by featuring one of Budweiser’s unsung mascots - the Dalmatian. Since 1950, they’ve kept our Budweiser Clydesdales company and have become somewhat inseparable ever since. Now our Dalmatian is gracing the UK’s screens once again in 2022.
By 2025 our goal is to have 100% of our direct farmers skilled, connected and financially empowered.
By 2025 our goal is to have 100% of our communities in high-stress areas to have measurably improved water availability and quality
By 2025 our goal is to have 100% of our products in packaging that is returnable or made from majority recycled content
By 2025 our goal is to have 100% of our purchased electricity to come from renewables sources and have a 25% reduction in C02
emissions across our value chain
*The sources of renewable electricity are comprised of:
1. An on-site wind turbine directly connected to its brewery in Magor, Wales; and
2. a 20-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (the VPPA) providing for operation of two solar panel farms, located at Grange in Nottinghamshire and South Lowfield in West Yorkshire, which generate more electricity than its breweries require.
The following table evidences AB InBev’s electricity consumption for years 2021 - 2022 and total renewable electricity generation by means of REGOs. The data for 2023 is not yet available but we will provide it once it has been validated.
The information relating to the renewable electricity generated via the VPPA is supported by REGO certificates. Therefore, some electricity used by AB InBev for its brewing is supplied by a utility provider via the national grid.