Apple's Newark Data Center to Go Green

Apple, Inc. has recently announced that it plans to have its three data centers, including one in Newark, be powered by green energy by 2013, according to media reports.

Bloomberg published an article last week stating that the Silicon Valley-based tech company is making its move toward renewable energy after being criticized by Greenpeace International for using too much coal, specifically at its data center in Maiden, South Carolina.

Apple's data center in Newark is located on Eureka Drive.

The Bloomberg article goes on to state:

None of three Apple’s data centers -- including an existing facility in Newark, California, and one being built in Prineville, Oregon -- will use power produced by coal, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said in an interview.

“We are leading the industry,” he said. “All three of our data centers will be coal free, which is an industry first for anybody of our size.”

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Greenpeace in a report last month singled out Apple, Amazon.com Inc. and Twitter Inc. for not using enough clean energy. The report gave better grades to Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Facebook Inc. — all companies that have facilities powered in part by renewable sources such as water and wind, according to Greenpeace.

Oppenheimer declined to say whether the changes were a response to the Greenpeace report or protests. He stressed that Apple’s plans have been in place since last year.

The full report can be read on Bloomberg.