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Google to run entirely on renewable energy in 2017

By James Lu - on 7 Dec 2016, 3:44pm

Google to run entirely on renewable energy in 2017

For the past few years, Google has been converting all of its businesses to run on renewable energy, and it has now announced that it will reach its goal of being entirely solar or wind-powered sometime in 2017.

Google used approximately 5.7 terawatt-hours of power in 2015, equal to the output of "two 500 megawatt coal plants" or about the same energy usage as "two 140,000-person towns."

To help mark the milestone, Google is also increasing the transparency of its green energy plans. It's publishing an Environmental Report that outlines how well it's doing, and it's running a dedicated environment website that showcases its efforts to reduce energy use and otherwise protect Earth.

Source: Google

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