Dive Brief:
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Apple will build a 1,300-acre, $850 million solar farm in Monterey County, CA.
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The facility will produce enough energy to power the computer giant’s nearby data center, its new campus, and several of its offices and stores around the state.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook called the endeavor the company’s “biggest, boldest and most ambitious project ever.”
Dive Insight:
Apple has committed to converting all of its properties to renewable energy, and has already built a smaller solar farm in Reno, NV, to run some nearby data centers.
In announcing the new solar farm, Cook said, “the time for talk has passed, and the time for action is now,” noting that “climate change is real.”
Environmental groups have applauded Apple for making good on its energy-wise commitment so swiftly.
