The other strategy they pursue is to build their own large scale solar farms next to their datacenters, starting in North Carolina back in 2011. https://arstec

The other strategy they pursue is to build their own large scale solar farms next to their datacenters, starting in North Carolina back in 2011. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/10/apple-building-171-acre-solar-panel-farm-to-power-nc-data-center/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/10/apple-building-171-a... The tech giants all pursue this strategy now. They build out renewable energy projects near their datacenters, put solar panels on the roof of their buildings and purchase renewable energy offsets for everything else. For instance, Google. https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/04/google-wind-solar-offset-all-operational-energy/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/04/google-wind-solar-offset... Microsoft is on the same path. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2018/03/21/new-solar-deal-moves-us-ahead-of-schedule-in-creating-a-cleaner-cloud/ https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2018/03/21/new-sol...