Google to purchase 10MW of solar power in Taiwan, its first in Asia

Google to purchase 10MW of solar power in Taiwan, its first in Asia

Google has signed a deal to buy the output of a 10MW solar array in Tainan City, Taiwan. It's Google's first renewable energy contract in Asia, and the Taiwanese government has changed energy laws to allow it to proceed.

Worldwide, Google purchases more than 3GW of renewable power, more than enough to offset its energy use, and allow it to claim it is 100 percent renewable. In Taiwan, the company lobbied hard for a change to Taiwan’s Electricity Act which would allow non-utility companies to buy renewable energy directly. Google is the first corporate power purchaser to act after the law was amended.

Taiwan has a goal to shut down its nuclear energy plants by 2025, and is working to obtain up to 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by that date.

The fish farm where the solar panels will be deployed– Google

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