Ondrej Holzman I-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ikhishwe izinga Izinkampani zobuchwepheshe nezingcingo zase-U.S. ezisebenzisa kakhulu imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo. I-Apple ikleliswe endaweni yesine.
Ngokombiko we-EPA, i-Apple minyaka yonke idla i-537,4 million kWh yamandla aluhlaza, yi-Intel, iMicrosoft ne-Google kuphela esebenzisa amandla engeziwe avela emithonjeni evuselelekayo. I-Intel ngisho nangaphezulu kuka-3 billion kWh, iMicrosoft ngaphansi kwezigidigidi ezimbili kanye ne-Google ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-700.
Kodwa-ke, i-Apple inekholomu esabalele kakhulu enenani lemithombo evela kulo lonke izinga, ithatha amandla aluhlaza kubahlinzeki bempahla abayishumi nanye. Ezinye izinkampani zithatha okungenani ezinhlanu ngesikhathi.
Kukhona nezibalo ezithokozisayo ocwaningweni mayelana nesabelo samandla aluhlaza ekusetshenzisweni kwamandla okuphelele. I-Apple ithatha u-85% wesamba sayo esisetshenziswa emithonjeni evuselelekayo, okuyi-biogas, i-biomass, i-geothermal, i-solar, i-hydro noma amandla omoya.
Nokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi i-Apple yawa endaweni eyodwa uma iqhathaniswa nezinhlelo ezintathu zokugcina zalesi simo (ngo-Ephreli, Julayi noNovemba ngonyaka odlule). I-Google ibuyele ezingeni futhi ngokushesha yathatha indawo yesithathu.
