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 t

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.