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Apple is powered entirely by renewable energy, too

12 April 2018
Economics&Markets
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According to a release published on the company’s website Monday, the Cupertino-based tech giant says it now is powered completely by renewable energy. That includes the company’s headquarters as well as retail stores, offices, data centers, and co-located facilities in 43 countries throughout the world.

“We’re going to keep pushing the boundaries,” CEO Tim Cook said in a statement, “of what is possible with the materials in our products, the way we recycle them, our facilities and our work with suppliers to establish new creative and forward-looking sources of renewable energy because we know the future depends on it.”

Apple made headlines last year when it revealed that its new “spaceship” headquarters, Apple Park, would be powered by 100 percent renewable energy, according to inc.com. The roof of the facility’s main ring-shaped building, which houses some 12,000 employees, is covered entirely with solar panels.

There’s a catch with the company’s new milestone, though: Not all of its facilities are directly powered by green energy. In some cases, Apple uses traditional energy sources, then buys an equal amount of renewable energy in an effort to offset its carbon footprint. According to Engadget, the company uses these renewable energy certificates (or RECs) for about 34 percent of its usage.

Companies like Google have begun engaging in similar practices in recent years. Apple’s announcement comes less than a week after the search giant revealed it had purchased enough renewable energy to match 100 percent of its energy consumption. Apple, meanwhile, arguably has shown more of a commitment to generating green energy on its own, as demonstrated at its new campus.

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