As the IT giant struggles to fulfill the power demands necessary to match its AI goals, Microsoft has added another 389 megawatts of renewable power to its portfolio.
The extra renewable energy comes from three solar projects built by EDP Renewables North America, including one outside Austin, Texas, and two in southern Illinois. Microsoft is purchasing a combination of renewable energy credits to meet demand elsewhere and electricity to power its local facilities.
Microsoft’s 2024 sustainability report states that the corporation has contracted for almost 20 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity. This most recent acquisition raises the total by about 2% to the tally.
The IT giant has been rapidly acquiring power to support its AI and cloud operations. Microsoft has adopted renewable energy, just like many of its competitors, in just like wind and solar which can be also deployed quickly and cheaply
Solar is a fast fast-growing industry. A new solar farm can begin generating electricity in as little as 18 months, but new gas power plants require years to construct and commission. To supply data centers with electricity as soon as feasible. Developers have started organizing projects that may be put into service in stages.
Some renewable developers are using hybrid installations to provide power around the clock. One or more battery types are linked to solar and wind power. They are charged while renewable energy is flowing and discharged when it is not. Amazon inked a deal with one of these developments in Portugal last week.
Microsoft is also able to power its key activities without creating pollution thanks to its acquisitions of renewable energy. Additionally, it might assist Microsoft in fulfilling its commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Microsoft will need to store and sequester more carbon than its operations generate to meet the goal.
Microsoft has also made investments in reforestation, increased rock weathering, direct air capture, and other carbon removal techniques to achieve zero emissions. Microsoft and Chestnut Carbon announced last month that they would purchase nearly 7 million tons of carbon credits, which would cover over half of the tech company’s emissions in 2023.
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