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Apple to open solar farm in October
Way to go, Apple!
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/07/apples_solar_farm_will_have_high_efficiency_panels_to_open_as_soon_as_october.html
Apple's solar farm will have high-efficiency panels, to open as soon as October
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 02:15 AM EST (11:15 PM PST) (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)
A regulatory filing shows that Apple's solar farm for powering its server farm in Maiden, N.C., will utilize high-efficiency panels from SunPower and could begin operation as early as October.
The San Jose Mercury News uncovered Apple's filing, which reportedly reveals that San Jose-based SunPower had won the contract, on Tuesday. Apple apparently plans to self-finance the project and is aiming for at least 14 photovoltaic installations on the solar farm.
"Each of the photovoltaic installations will consist of multiple SunPower E20 435-watt photovoltaic modules on ground-mounted single axis tracking systems," the Cupertino, Calif., company's filing with the North Carolina Utilities Commission read.
Both Apple and SunPower declined to comment on the report.
Apple's solar farm will have high-efficiency panels, to open as soon as October
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 02:15 AM EST (11:15 PM PST) (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)
A regulatory filing shows that Apple's solar farm for powering its server farm in Maiden, N.C., will utilize high-efficiency panels from SunPower and could begin operation as early as October.
The San Jose Mercury News uncovered Apple's filing, which reportedly reveals that San Jose-based SunPower had won the contract, on Tuesday. Apple apparently plans to self-finance the project and is aiming for at least 14 photovoltaic installations on the solar farm.
"Each of the photovoltaic installations will consist of multiple SunPower E20 435-watt photovoltaic modules on ground-mounted single axis tracking systems," the Cupertino, Calif., company's filing with the North Carolina Utilities Commission read.
Both Apple and SunPower declined to comment on the report.
