Apple is gearing up to sell a new kind of high-tech product -- surplus electricity generated by its various renewable energy projects back to consumers. In recent years, Apple has worked hard to shrink its global carbon footprint. CEO Tim Cook is known for being a green leader and the company boasts that all its data centers and most of its stores and corporate offices are now powered by green, renewable energy. The company is now venturing further into renewable energy, having created an energy subsidiary in Delaware called Apple Energy LLC to sell surplus electricity generated by its various renewable energy projects. Most corporations usually sell surplus energy to power companies, but the tech titan has filed an application with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to basically create a green energy pipeline to consumers Apple has plans for 521 megawatts of solar projects globally, as well as other investments in hydroelectric, biogas and geothermal power, which generates enough power to cover 93 percent of its worldwide energy usage. The company wants to eventually operate with 100 percent renewable energy. Thank you to our friends at EcoWatch for providing the original article noted below. Source: http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/11/apple-sell-renewable-energy/
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