More than 160 photovoltaic panels rest on the rooftop of Powers Winery, generating about 20 percent of the winery’s electricity needs. Photo by Melissa Hansen Sustainability touches nearly all operations at Badger Mountain Vineyard and Powers Winery, from using solar-generated energy to power the winery and tasting room to making their own biodiesel to fuel the vineyard tractors. The first solar project was installed in 2009 at the Kennewick, Washington, vineyard and winery to power its tasting room and office. Last September, Powers Winery installed the largest solar array in eastern Washington’s wine industry. The new project, with more than […]