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Apple announced Tuesday that it had signed contracts for 650 megawatts of renewable power in Europe.<\/p>\n
This includes wind and solar projects that are either operational or will be soon. A large chunk of the power they\u2019ll produce will go toward offsetting the energy use by Apple customers<\/a>. Use of everything from Mac Pros<\/a> to Apple Watches<\/a> accounts for nearly one-third of the company\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/p>\n Even though Europe isn\u2019t usually considered a sunny continent, Apple is buying energy from several solar farms, including 110 megawatts each in Greece and Latvia, 131 megawatts in Spain, and 40 megawatts in Poland. Wind farms will contribute 99 megawatts in Romania and a portion of 129 megawatt solar-wind portfolio in Italy.<\/p>\n Separately, Apple also said it would invest $150 million in China to help its suppliers switch to renewable energy. Already, renewable sources power more than 90% of the company\u2019s manufacturing and production in the country.<\/p>\n Perhaps most notable about these announcements is that they appear in the newsrooms of Apple\u2019s regional websites, but not in the feed of its U.S. press site. Previously, the company\u2019s press releases on regional renewable power purchases have appeared in that feed, perhaps out of a desire to not draw the ire of the Trump administration, which has been antagonistic to renewables.<\/p>\n Still, solar and wind \u2014 and increasingly grid-scale batteries \u2014\u00a0have been the go-to source of energy for tech companies looking to power their operations.<\/p>\n