Apple announced Tuesday that it had signed contracts for 650 megawatts of renewable power in Europe.
This includes wind and solar projects that are either operational or will be soon. A large chunk of the power they’ll produce will go toward offsetting the energy use by Apple customers . Use of everything from Mac Pros to Apple Watches accounts for nearly one-third of the company’s carbon footprint.
Even though Europe isn’t 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.
Separately, Apple also said it would invest $150 million in C