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Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google, and other technology Internet companies have different business priorities, but in recent years, they have been increasing their investment in one area, that is, renewable energy.

In April of this year, Amazon announced three New wind power projects, and said that the global infrastructure will reach 100% renewable energy in 2030 and zero carbon emissions by 2040.

In fact, as early as 2014, Amazon’s a wind power plant It has been opened in Benton County, Indiana, and the new three wind farms, one of which is located in the Tehachapi Mountains in southern California, are not just Amazons.

It is reported that there are about 4,731 turbines in the mountain.It can generate 3,200 megawatts of electricity. Because of the strong wind speed and the best “time and place” of wind power generation, part of the power supply of Google’s parent company Alphabet is also here.

Amazon has developed several wind power projects over the past few years, with wind farms in Indiana already meeting the power needs of Amazon Web Services data centers. Facebook’s data center in Papillion, Nebraska, is also powered by more than 100 large wind turbines nearby.

These wind power projects are mostly built in remote rural areas, and they also drive economic growth in these areas. According to US laborThe Bureau of Statistics’ forecast will increase the number of wind turbine generator technicians by 57% from 2018 to 2028.

In addition to wind power, solar energy is also a renewable energy source favored by Internet giants. Two 50 megawatt solar projects are under construction in New Mexico, USA, and will be Powering the Facebook data center to help Facebook achieve its goal of 100% energy-efficient use by 2020.

Google has also been Invested New energy projects such as SolarCity and Ivanpah Ground Photovoltaic Power Plants on the 4 continents Powered by 14 data centers and plans to use 3,600 megawatts of electricity from renewable sources by 2025.

And Apple has been Announcement Facilities around the world are 100% powered by renewable energy, including Apple’s Apple stores, offices, data centers and other locations in 43 countries around the world.

One of the main reasons why these technology companies can invest in renewable energy is to power their own data centers. As the world’s largest technology Internet companies, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon’s data centers store servers that support billions of users of data, and the power consumption is amazing.

According to statistics, the total power consumption of global data centers has already accounted for 3% of global electricity usage. a> According to current electricity price estimates, the global data center’s electricity bill will exceed $10 billion by 2025.

Internet giants have to increase the proportion of renewable energy use, which can greatly reduce costs. New energy projects invested in remote rural areas can often receive subsidies from local governments, and they can also enhance their corporate image through environmental protection. It’s no wonder that big companies are all looking at renewable energy.