Apple has quietly announced it will soon start selling solar energy alongside its iPhones and Macbooks.
The company has created a subsidiary called 'Apple Energy' LLC, registered in Delaware but run from its Cupertino headquarters.
While it's not clear exactly what Apple is planning to do with this subsidiary, the firm's latest Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filing, spotted by 9to5Mac, suggests it is thinking of selling surplus solar electricity generated by hundreds of solar projects in its farms in Cupertino and Nevada. However, this should all become clear soon, as the firm requested permission from FERC to begin operations just 60 days after it filed its application on June 6.
Apple showing a green side is by no means anything new. The company announced in 2013 that its data centres have moved onto 100 per cent renewable energy rather than coal. The firm's data centre in Maiden, North Carolina which hosts Apple's iCloud service, now gets its energy from a 100-acre solar farm and fuel cell installations.
Apple's latest Environmental Responsibility Report revealed the company generates enough energy to provide 93 per cent of the electricity needed to run all its operations across the globe. It seems Apple's goal is to run the company completely from 100 per cent renewable energy, so it's possible the subsidiary will look to build power generation capacity to exceed its needs as it grows.
Apple's move into the solar energy industry comes as no huge surprise considering it uses renewable energy to power its operations. The firm wants to ensure its solar farms generate sufficient power to meet its needs. Many might argue that by selling energy, Apple is getting away from its core business, but instead it shows it is actually maturing as a corporation.
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