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?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 23 2022, @03:19PM
This is Amazon's core business model. They take a commodity that they consume, and produce it themselves, to supply their own needs. Then, they optimize production of that commodity, to reduce their costs. Then, start selling that commodity to others, to grow their business.
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