Google Goes Green

Green technology still hasn’t become mainstream in the corporate world. It’s still pretty common to see computers left on all night, lights left on all night, and lots of paper wasted

Google has stepped up to take the green challenge, and are building the largest solar panel installation to date right on their own buildings! The goal is 9,212 solar panels putting out 1,600 kilowatts.

It’s great to see a company that has realized the benefits of green energy, not only will they be helping the environment, but they will be seeing huge savings in electricity bills as well. They can even leave all their computers on at night, as long as the power is sustainable.

Good job Google! Don’t be evil.

In October 2006, Google announced a commitment to solar energy production and launched the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States. Google has installed over 90% of the 9,212 solar panels that comprise the 1,600 kilowatt project. Panels cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two newly constructed solar carports at the Googleplex.

This installation is projected to produce enough electricity for approximately 1,000 California homes or 30% of Google’s peak electricity demand in our solar powered buildings at our Mountain View, CA headquarters.

We built this page to monitor and share the day to day production of clean, renewable energy from our very own rooftops. Keep checking in to see how we’re doing. We think the future looks bright!

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