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Amazon Steps Up Clean Energy Commitment With Two New Solar Farms In Australia

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday May 21 2022, @04:37AM   Printer-friendly

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ZDNet:

Amazon has announced that its two Australian-based solar farms are now up and running and delivering clean energy to the Australian grid.

The solar farms, which are based in regional New South Wales -- one in Gunnedah and the other in Suntop -- are expected to generate 392,000 MWh of renewable energy each year, which according to Amazon is equivalent to the annual usage of 63,000 Australian homes.

The company is also building a wind farm in the regional Victorian town of Hawkesdale. Amazon said once it is operational, the wind farm will boost the company's combined yearly renewable energy generation to 717,000 MWh -- or enough to power 115,000 Australian homes.

Does the path to sustainable energy lead through companies like Amazon supplying their own green sources?

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 21 2022, @02:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 21 2022, @02:51PM (#1246840)

    hopefully the amazon warehouse is serviced by electrified railway.
    notice how pretty much all countries with PLENTY of sunshine have no, limited or very bad railway electrification or no rails at all?
    can't have bulk stuff being pushed around by the sun with minimal resistance and thus close to free without paying the piper with a piece of flesh, eh? ^_^
    and no, diesel making electricity on-board the train is not a electric train ...

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