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Apple: 75% of Our World Wide Power Needs Now Come From Renewable Power Sources

Posted by samzenpus on from the it-keeps-on-going dept.

skade88 writes "Apple now owns and runs enough renewable energy power plants that 75% of their world wide power needs come from renewable sources such as wind, solar, geothermal and hydro. From the Apple Blog Post: 'Our investments are paying off. We've already achieved 100 percent renewable energy at all of our data centers, at our facilities in Austin, Elk Grove, Cork, and Munich, and at our Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino. And for all of Apple's corporate facilities worldwide, we're at 75 percent, and we expect that number to grow as the amount of renewable energy available to us increases. We won't stop working until we achieve 100 percent throughout Apple.'"

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  1. And by Renewable Power Sources by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We mean human souls... Muahahahaha

    1. Re:And by Renewable Power Sources by erroneus · · Score: 3, Funny

      I was thinking along similar lines:

      "Is child labor considered renewable energy?"

      I appreciate the energy conscious choices being made. I appreciate the leadership value in it. There are lots of ways they can clean up their image and in my opinion, they aren't addressing the more serious concerns. All they are doing is better ensuring that when people come charging their offices with torches and pitchforks in hand, they will be able to stay in their buildings for a bit longer.

    2. Re:And by Renewable Power Sources by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Is child labor considered renewable energy?"

      Clean, safe, and too cheap to meter.

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  2. Re:What about... by raburton · · Score: 2, Funny

    #PostAround820

  3. So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Green Apple then?

  4. Point of fact by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oil IS renewable, but takes a long time. Solar power is not renewable. Once the sun has spent its fuel there can be no more.

  5. Re:What about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's what they mean by "renewable energy source".

  6. Now it all makes sense... by BillCable · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's why Apple products are so expensive!

    PS: I wonder how renewable the energy burned to drive the truck that deliver products to their retail stores is.

  7. Re:What about... by OakDragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Twenty percent comes from the energy generated by the white-hot hatred of Slashdot users!"

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