Microsoft Buys Another 100 Mw Of Solar, This Time In Japan

Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of star capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, nan latest successful a drawstring of renewable power deals designed to powerfulness nan tech company’s increasing compute needs. 

The agreement, which nan companies announced precocious past week, covers 4 different star developments; 1 is already operating and 3 are nether construction. The woody covers output from nan plants for 20 years.

Seattle-based Microsoft already operates 2 information centers successful Japan. Microsoft’s compute capacity is slated to expand arsenic nan institution invests $2.9 cardinal successful nan state complete nan adjacent year.

Solar has go a favored root of power for tech companies and information halfway operators successful caller years because it is speedy and inexpensive to build. Solar is among nan cheapest forms of caller generating capacity, and projects are mostly completed wrong 18 months. Plus, users tin statesman drafting powerfulness earlier nan full task is complete. 

Microsoft has been a large purchaser of star successful caller months. Since nan twelvemonth began, nan institution has contracted much than 1 gigawatt of star capacity.