Amaya Toman I-Apple igcina imininingwane mayelana nezikhungo zayo zedatha ngaphansi kokusonga. Kodwa muva nje wenze okuhlukile futhi wavumela iphephandaba lendawo I-Arizona Republic bheka omunye wabo. Bheka kanye nathi ukuthi injani inqaba yedatha engenakunqotshwa i-Mesa e-Cupertino, California.
Amahholo angenalutho, anopende omhlophe ayaphambana phakathi nendawo, amanye abonakala njengezitezi ezingapheli zikakhonkolo ompunga. Abahleli beRiphabhulikhi yase-Arizona banikezwe ithuba kanye ekuphileni lokuvakashela isikhungo sedatha esingamamitha-skwele ayizigidi ezingu-1,3 ekhoneni lemigwaqo ye-Signal Butte kanye ne-Elliot. I-Apple eyaziwa ngokuyimfihlo ayizange ihlanganyele nganoma yimiphi imininingwane mayelana nokuthi isebenza kanjani ngaphakathi kwesikhungo, ngokuqondakalayo ngenxa yezinkinga zokuphepha.
Egunjini elibizwa ngokuthi "I-Global Data Command," idlanzana lezisebenzi lisebenza amashifu amahora ayishumi. Umsebenzi wabo ukuqapha idatha yokusebenza ye-Apple - kungaba, phakathi kwezinye izinto, idatha ehlobene nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana ne-iMessage, Siri, noma i-iCloud services. Emahholo lapho amaseva akhona, ama-electronics ahlala ehumza ngaso sonke isikhathi. Amaseva apholiswa ngesiqeshana esisodwa abalandeli abanamandla.
Ezinye izikhungo zedatha ze-Apple ezinhlanu ezisuka eCalifornia ziye eNyakatho Carolina zisebenza ngesitayela esifanayo. I-Apple yamemezela ngo-2015 ukuthi izovula ukusebenza e-Arizona futhi, futhi kusukela ngo-2016 isiqashe cishe abasebenzi abangu-150 edolobheni laseMesa. Ngo-April, kwaqedwa okunye ukwengeza kulesi sikhungo, futhi kwafakwa amahholo engeziwe anamaseva.
Isikhungo sedatha esakhekile ekuqaleni sakhiwa yiFirst Solar Inc. futhi bekufanele iqashe abasebenzi ababalelwa ku-600, kodwa ibingakaze iqashwe ngokugcwele. I-GT Advanced Technologies Inc., esebenza njengomhlinzeki wengilazi yesafire yakwa-Apple, nayo yayisebhilidini. Inkampani yasishiya lesi sakhiwo ngemuva kokuqothuka kwaso ngo-2014. I-Apple ibilokhu ithuthukisa kabusha lesi sakhiwo eminyakeni yamuva nje. Ngaphandle, awukwazi ukusho ukuthi lena yindawo ehlobene ne-Apple. Isakhiwo sizungezwe izindonga ezimnyama, eziwugqinsi, izindonga ezikhule ngokweqile. Indawo igadwe ngonogada abahlomile.
I-Apple ithe izotshala ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili esikhungweni sedatha eminyakeni eyishumi. Inkampani yama-apula ihlela nokuqeda umthelela wokusebenza kwalesi sikhungo kwezemvelo ngokwakha ama-solar azosiza amandla okusebenza kwawo wonke.
