On Wednesday, the Polis administration announced a pair of pilot programs that seek to improve energy efficiency and capture carbon emissions for two of Colorado’s signature industries.

“We are committed to taking the necessary steps to improve our air quality and reduce harmful emissions,” said Gov. Jared Polis. “These pilot programs combine a few of the things that Colorado is known for: environmental responsibility, craft beer and cannabis.”

Billed as the first program of its kind, the state, Denver Beer Co., The Clinic and Earthly Labs will work to capture and store excess carbon dioxide emitted from the fermentation process. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment estimates that the brewery can capture more than 100,000 pounds of the greenhouse gas per year. The carbon dioxide will then be released in the cultivation facility to stimulate plant growth.

The other pilot program, titled Colorado Cultivators Energy Management from the state’s energy office, will coordinate with municipal utilities and electric cooperatives to provide no-cost assistance to grow facilities for decreasing their energy consumption. The program, which will run through June 2020, will not operate in territory that Xcel Energy serves.

A 2017 report from the Southwest Energy Efficiency project estimated that based on Colorado’s more than 1,300 registered cultivators at the time, three-quarters of which were indoor grow operations, the electricity consumption totaled 300 gigawatt-hours per year. That usage alone was 0.6% of the state’s entire electricity consumption.