Tortuga Music Festival 2026
Tortuga Goes Sitewide with Hybrid Battery Power
Tortuga is helping redefine how major music festivals are powered. In partnership with REVERB’s Music Decarbonization Project and Sunbelt Rentals, the festival became the first large-scale, three-day festival to deploy hybrid battery power across its entire site—proving cleaner energy can deliver world-class production with significantly less diesel.
Project Highlights:
- Eliminated 3,136 hours of generator runtime
- Reduced fuel use by 43%
- Prevented more than 10,000 pounds of CO₂ emissions from solar and hybrid light towers and electric forklifts alone
- Expanded from just 4 battery systems in 2023 to 30 systems in 2026
Why Battery Systems?
Battery systems when thoughtfully deployed provide a cleaner, reliable way to power large-scale stages, while improving the experience for fans and crew alike.
Why this matters:
- Eliminates onsite emissions from stage power
- Reduces air pollution and noise
- Cuts diesel use and associated fuel costs
- Delivers higher-quality, more stable power for audio and A/V systems
- Creates a healthier environment for artists, crews, and fans
Sunbelt Rentals partnered with Tortuga Music Festival to help power the event, supporting its long-term commitment to more responsible operations. Over the past three years, that partnership has steadily advanced cleaner solutions. This year marks a meaningful step forward.
Music Decarbonization Project
The Music Decarbonization Project is REVERB’s program to fast-track innovative climate solutions to directly eliminate carbon pollution from the music industry.
We measure emissions across touring, festivals, and fan travel, and then scaling real-world pilots in clean mobile power, low-impact fan travel, and responsible merchandise.
