Carpinteria business BEGA North America is the winner of the Green Business of the Year, the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce announced last week. BEGA, a lighting manufacturer, invested more than $4 million into solar energy production to power its Carpinteria campus, the chamber said in a press release.
“The solar energy project included 2,008 fully recyclable solar panels capable of generating an estimated annual production of 1,274,317 kWh of electricity. Complimented by two Tesla megapack battery storage systems, BEGA’s facility now has the potential to produce more energy than it consumes, remain fully functional in the event of major power outages and easily navigate seasonal marine layers often experienced in the City of…