Dell is powering its entire 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus, home to more than 10 000 employees, with 100% green power, the latest step in meeting the company's 2008 carbon-neutral commitment.
Paul Bell, president of Dell Americas, says the company is challenging every technology company to work with their suppliers and partners in integrating green power and energy-efficient strategies into their operations.
"Powering an entire campus with green power, in partnership with these two leading companies, is an important step in becoming the greenest technology company on the planet and the right thing to do for our shared earth," adds Bell. "At the same time we're using green technology to drive operating expense down."
The computer giant is using all of the power generated from Waste Management's Austin Community Landfill gas-to-energy plant, meeting 40% of Dell headquarters' campus power needs. The remaining 60% comes from existing wind farms and is provided by TXU Energy.
Dell also said it is increasing green power use for its Austin Parmer Campus, from 8% to 17%, and is powering its Twin Falls, Idaho, facility with 100% green power, 97% of which is wind power and 3% solar.
Last year in September, Dell said it would make company owned and leased facilities carbon-neutral during 2008 through a strategy of improving energy-efficiency in its operations and maximising the purchase of renewable power.
Bell says this commitment is part of the company's climate strategy, which also seeks to minimise carbon impact of supplier operations and customer product use.
According to him, operational initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce electricity use already implemented on Dell's central Texas campuses are expected to save the company nearly $2 million annually in operating costs and cut CO2 equivalent emissions by nearly 12 000 tons per year.
The purchase of green power gives Dell price certainty on its operational costs for power, and the company expects it may see cost benefits to using green power in the future.
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