Has Apple Ushered in the Era of Viable Clean Power?
Bill Thomas , Director, Origination, First Solar
Apple will buy clean energy from First Solar’s California Flats project in Monterey County with the intention of powering 100 percent of its operations with renewables. The $848M, 25-year power-purchase agreement from the 130MW plant - operational in the year 2016 - is the largest solar contract signed by a commercial user, representing around 13% of the entire US commercial and industrial power capacity installed last year. What does it portend for data centers?