Apple Plans Solar Farm To Support Nevada Data Center

The farm, called “Ft. Churchill Solar Array,” will be capable of providing between 18 and 20 MW to the data center.
Apple is justifiably proud of their environmental push, especially given some of the negative coverage they were subject to based around some old-fashioned product management issues. Their environmental progress is a key part of their website, who state the following;
From reporting our entire carbon footprint to finding ways to reduce that footprint, Apple takes a comprehensive approach to environmental responsibility. Product by product, facility by facility, we report on our progress every year. So you can see what we’re doing — and what we’ve done — to make a difference.
In fact, Apple also note that they are “currently on track toward achieving an ambitions goal: to power every Apple facility entirely with energy from renewable sources.” According to Apple, they’ve already reached this milestone for every data center that provides online services to their customers, including at Maiden, North Carolina, and they’ve also reached 100% at facilities in Austin, Cork, and Munich as well as at their infinite Loop campus in Cupertino. Overall, they’re at 75%, a 114% increase since 2010, and the latest installation in Reno, Nevada, is surely only going to push that number higher.


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Can you imagine if solar was used for all schools and hospitals....not only to reduce the footprint but the financial investment in the fuel it cost to heat and cool these buildings....