Google Taps The Sun
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Googleplex, Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA, will soon be powered by a 1.6-megawatt solar installation.
And they’re very excited (who wouldn’t be?), as seen on their blog:
The panels will cover the roofs of the four main buildings of the Googleplex, and also those of two additional buildings across the street. There will also be a portion of this installation on new solar panel support structures in a few parking lots. The amount of electricity that will be generated is equivalent to powering about 1,000 average California homes. We’ll use that electricity to power several of our Mountain View office facilities, offsetting approximately 30% of our peak electricity consumption at those buildings.
And here’s from their partner EI Solutions:
By building the largest solar power system ever installed at a single corporate campus, Google will save more than $393,000 annually in energy costs — or close to $15 million over the 30-year lifespan of its solar system. At this rate, the system will pay for itself in approximately 7.5 years.
via GOOGLE BLOG
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