google has announced that they will attempt to power 1/3 of their campus with a huge solar panel array:

9,200 solar panels will be placed on six buildings at its Mountain View headquarters by next spring

this will produce up to 1.6 megawatts of electricity - enough to supply 30 percent of the campus' electricity on a hot summer day

a company spokesman said that concern about the environment as well as the rising price of electricity motivated the company to go solar

company spokesman also made the comment: "'If we can dispel the myth along the way that you can't be green and profitable at the same time, that's another benefit.'

The company has also installed motion sensors in rooms to turn lights on and off; serves only organic foods in its cafeterias and provides a commuter shuttle that removes hundreds of cars from the road each day

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Source: American Apparel is going solar
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eecue (Dave Bullock):American Apparel began installation of a 146kW solar power system on their downtown warehouse / factory / non-sweatshop. The solar panels will only cut down the company's bill by 20%, but will give them a 30% Fed Tax credit. I look forward to the day when solar panels become both more efficient and cost effective.