Apple's Data Centers Now Running on 100% Renewable Energy
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Re: Apple's Data Centers Now Running on 100% Renewable Energy
#2I wonder if the will start selling solar panels as a spinoff similar to how AWS got started
Re: Apple's Data Centers Now Running on 100% Renewable Energy
#3I wonder if the will start selling solar panels as a spinoff similar to how AWS got started
The problem isn't generating the power... It's moving it.
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#4This is great, but I bet apple's suppliers and manufacturers aren't anywhere close to this level of renewable energy.
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#5More info: http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/
It seems like the North Carolina one is home-grown solar, the Oregon one is hydroelectric (as are most datacenters in Oregon), and the California one is (purchased) wind power.
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#6This is great, but I bet apple's suppliers and manufacturers aren't anywhere close to this level of renewable energy.
"This is great but everything isn't perfect yet, so meh."
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#7This is great, but I bet apple's suppliers and manufacturers aren't anywhere close to this level of renewable energy.
Are those suppliers and manufacturers supplying and manufacturing for Apple only, or for other companies too?
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#8It's a good collateral effect for the environment, but it's all about money.
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#9This is some pretty deceptive marketing. Apple's data centers still run on coal in places like North Carolina because that's is what is producing the electricity on the grid.
Their renewable projects produce a decent amount of electricity, but one of the most critical issues of the electrical grid is stability and solar, even with the fuel cells does not provide enough electricity on cloudy days or over night.
Solar, wind, biogas and other renewables rely on coal in places like North Carolina to keep the grid running. This marketing might make some people feel good, but it is deceptive.