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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,555 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 8:58:14 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse t's a known fact that Apple has spent nearly $3 million to buy more than 200 acres of property in Catawba County for another solar farm. It's just another step in Apple's pledge to have its Maiden data center running on 100 percent renewable energy by the end of the year. A TV station in North Carolina snapped aerial photos of Apple's solar which is quite impressive. Yet Apple isn't alone in this race to embrace clean power for its data centers. Not in the least. It was reported on just this past week that Google backs an Iowa wind farm which puts Google's investments in solar energy close to the billion dollar mark. On the very day of that report, the US Patent Office revealed that Google had invented a new stronger designed Heliostat mirror to harness solar energy against strong winds Visit PatentlyApple for full article

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t's a known fact that Apple has spent nearly $3 million to buy more than 200 acres of property in Catawba County for another solar farm. It's just another step in Apple's pledge to have its Maiden data center running on 100 percent renewable energy by the end of the year. A TV station in North Carolina snapped aerial photos of Apple's solar which is quite impressive. Yet Apple isn't alone in this race to embrace clean power for its data centers. Not in the least. It was reported on just this past week that Google backs an Iowa wind farm which puts Google's investments in solar energy close to the billion dollar mark. On the very day of that report, the US Patent Office revealed that Google had invented a new stronger designed Heliostat mirror to harness solar energy against strong winds
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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,555 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 11:33:23 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Thanks to everyone for such great comments!
jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,773 Points:594,670 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 6:05:36 AM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse These LLC's see the future and are not waiting on history to repeat itself.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,079 Points:1,630,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 5:27:27 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse using their huge cash hoards to further the bounds of useful technology
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,569 Points:1,175,050 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:36:01 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse From the article; "when it comes to advancing American know how on solar technology, they're in many ways working together with the US Government to make clean energy a major priority for the next decade and beyond." ??????????????????? My question, who is they (they're) - ??
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,089 Points:1,451,250 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:09:53 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse How interesting that the companies dependent upon intelligence, creative and science-based technological people are the ones on the forefront of renewable energy. Obviously, there is a direct correlation.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,037 Points:1,191,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:47:25 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Solar panels are still too expensive and yield too little
FluffyDogAttack Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,088 Points:97,170 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:15:26 PM Ignore FluffyDogAttack Report Abuse Telling a gullible public that one's company is "Green" helps sell a bunch of stuff.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:712,380 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:27:30 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse "100 percent renewable energy by the end of the year." Now that's ambition...or PR.
YumaFellow Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,305 Points:625,520 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:15:51 AM Ignore YumaFellow Report Abuse I think a major reason for these companies going to solar farming is to become less reliant on the electric grid. With more data being stored in "The Cloud", these companies cannot afford to let their equipment go down because of a widespread electrical outage. But it also makes for a good green image.
Radar1992 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,340 Points:313,090 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:55:23 AM Ignore Radar1992 Report Abuse When you have Billions in cash sitting around it makes for a good corporate image to the greenies...and to offset your manufacturing in China...
Barfood Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,311 Points:1,019,630 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:49:52 AM Ignore Barfood Report Abuse Good comments orphancarguyPE & HoosierDaddyKY.
orphancarguyPE Champion Author PEI Posts:3,865 Points:737,915 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:45:57 AM Ignore orphancarguyPE Report Abuse Ah, they might be rich jerks, but they are rick jerks who are actually making a difference in the technology race (US patents) and local employment (manufacture and installation) in the US. So, rich jerks have some good redeeming points as well, at times Sure beats keeping on importing oil from Venezuela and the Mid-East and exporting all those $$$$$, doesn't it?
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,337 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:47:51 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse just rich jerks
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,499 Points:735,345 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:29:50 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Technology improves, the price drops.
HoosierDaddyKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,277 Points:298,135 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:18:37 AM Ignore HoosierDaddyKY Report Abuse If big companies continue to go green this way their may be hope for the average consumer. This will not only hopefully drop the price but encourage more efficient panels.
PTBpricer Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,572 Points:208,370 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:12:32 AM Ignore PTBpricer Report Abuse Good for them.
bigLtowing Champion Author Columbus Posts:2,854 Points:595,490 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:12:09 AM Ignore bigLtowing Report Abuse if they keep buying the panels maybe it wikk drop the price so we can all join in
ktyson13 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,546 Points:399,350 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:11:43 AM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse I'm sure that they are getting government money; everyone seems to be getting it but me.
yankeeriffraff Veteran Author Phoenix Posts:386 Points:223,750 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:11:04 AM Ignore yankeeriffraff Report Abuse Interesting!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,968 Points:755,135 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:07:41 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Imagine that, private investment!
molebaby96 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:2,126 Points:507,640 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:04:26 AM Ignore molebaby96 Report Abuse Good question, how much government money?
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:10,387 Points:1,982,885 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:01:35 AM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse All without tons and tons of government money...? [Edited by: jimgraham at 11/19/2012 9:06:14 AM EST]
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