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Does anyone know why they're building this?

TheOnly92 14y ago
Well I assume it's for the datacenter? Since it's right next to it...
stephengillie 14y ago
Solar is usually a good investment, especially when you can start selling your excess back into the powergrid for a slight profit. One of the current barriers to solar is the cost -- I think Apple have more in the bank any other company right now. As for "why there", maybe that was one of the sunniest parts of the US. Maybe Apple has a datacenter nearby or will soon build one -- either for expansion of current cloud services or for new services.
- nilsbunger 14y ago
  Apple has their big datacenter right next door.
- Kronopath 14y ago
  > why there The second sentence of the article: "After the interview they kindly sent me these aerial video stills that they took from a plane above Apple’s solar farm, next to its data center in the city of Maiden."
jkrippy 14y ago
From this article: http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/ http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/ "By the end of 2012, we’ll meet the energy needs of our Maiden, North Carolina, data center using entirely renewable sources. To achieve this, we’re building our own facilities that will provide over 60 percent of the clean power we need."
jkrippy 14y ago
From this article: http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/ http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/ "By the end of 2012, we’ll meet the energy needs of our Maiden, North Carolina, data center using entirely renewable sources. To achieve this, we’re building our own facilities that will provide over 60 percent of the clean power we need."
just2n 14y ago
Have you ever grown an Apple without sunlight?
baklava 14y ago
Because they have to have solar to make the majority of their customers feel that they are green, and the governor has continued to let large corporations make the NC taxpayers bear the burden to the corporations benefit.

Well I assume it's for the datacenter? Since it's right next to it...

Solar is usually a good investment, especially when you can start selling your excess back into the powergrid for a slight profit. One of the current barriers to solar is the cost -- I think Apple have more in the bank any other company right now. As for "why there", maybe that was one of the sunniest parts of the US. Maybe Apple has a datacenter nearby or will soon build one -- either for expansion of current cloud services or for new services.

nilsbunger 14y ago
Apple has their big datacenter right next door.
Kronopath 14y ago
> why there The second sentence of the article: "After the interview they kindly sent me these aerial video stills that they took from a plane above Apple’s solar farm, next to its data center in the city of Maiden."

jkrippy 14y ago

From this article: http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/ http://www.apple.com/environment/renewable-energy/ "By the end of 2012, we’ll meet the energy needs of our Maiden, North Carolina, data center using entirely renewable sources. To achieve this, we’re building our own facilities that will provide over 60 percent of the clean power we need."

jkrippy 14y ago

just2n 14y ago

Have you ever grown an Apple without sunlight?

baklava 14y ago

Because they have to have solar to make the majority of their customers feel that they are green, and the governor has continued to let large corporations make the NC taxpayers bear the burden to the corporations benefit.