USA, Arizona:

Apple to Build Factory in Arizona, Run on Renewables Including Geothermal Energy (Bloomberg)

Local utility will supply renewable energy, including geothermal energy

Apple and the state of Arizona have announced a second Apple factory in the US - in Mesa, Arizona - as Apple works to bring some manufacturing back to its home country. The factory will be in partnership with GT Advanced, which will "own and operate furnaces and related equipment" at the Apple facility.

"This new plant will make components for Apple products and it will run on 100 per cent renewable energy from day one, as a result of the work we are doing with Salt River Project (SRP) to create green energy sources to power the facility."Apple announced in a statement. SRP has a contract with EnergySource to supply geothermal energy from the John L. Featherstone geothermal plant and the planned Hudson Ranch II plant in the Imperial Valley in Southern California.

According to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer “[Apple's] investment in renewable energy will also be greening our power grid, and creating significant new solar and geothermal power sources for the state."

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