As part of the company’s goal to be carbon-neutral across its entire footprint by the end of this decade, Apple is planning to bring more renewable energy online to address the use of its products.
In the next five years, Apple plans to match all the energy customers use to charge and power their Apple products with 100 per cent clean electricity.
The new renewable energy projects in Australia will drive progress towards that goal.
“By 2030, we want our users to know that all the energy it takes to charge their iPhone or power their Mac is matched with clean electricity,” Apple environment, policy and social initiatives vice-president Lisa Jackson said.
“We’re proud to do our part to support Australia’s transition to a cleaner grid and drive positive impacts for communities and nature — all while moving closer to our ambitious goal to be carbon-neutral across our entire footprint.”
Through a long-term agreement with European Energy, Apple helped enable the 80MW solar project that is currently being built at Lancaster.
The project is expected to begin generating power next year.
Apple aims to grow its commitment to Australian renewable energy with multiple projects in the coming years, contributing over one million megawatt-hours of new clean electricity annually to Australia’s National Electricity Market before 2030 and helping advance the country’s transition to cleaner sources of energy.
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