Dell Powers Oklahoma City Campus with 100 Percent Green Energy; Plans to Reduce Global Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions Additional 40 Percent by 2015
February 24, 2009 09:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
“Integrating green power into our operations wherever and whenever possible is a key environmental and business strategy,” said Dane Parker, director of environment, health and safety at Dell.
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL):
- Dell now powers its 240,000 square-foot Oklahoma City campus with
100-percent wind energy, the latest action in its commitment to become
the ‘greenest’ technology company on the planet. The company is
partnering with Oklahoma
Gas and Electric on the use of renewable energy and expects to
avoid nearly 5,100 tons of CO2 emissions per year.1
- Dell also announced today a deliberate plan to further reduce its
worldwide facilities’ greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2015.2
The reduction will be achieved through aggressive energy efficiency,
on-site renewable-energy and partnerships with utility providers.
- With today’s announcement concerning its Oklahoma City facility, Dell
now sources about 35 percent of its U.S. energy use from green power
and approximately 20 percent globally. The company is continuing to
purchase enough green power, verified emission reductions and
renewable energy certificates globally to cover its total electricity
use.
- Dell was recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for its leadership in green power. In the latest EPA
Fortune 500 Green Power Challenge rankings, the company increased
its position to No. 3 from No. 12 in July 2008, ahead of HP, Apple and
IBM.
- Last August, Dell announced
that it met its carbon-neutral goal more than five months ahead of
schedule through a combination of operational efficiencies, greater
investment in green power and responsible offsets to cover remaining
impacts. Since 2004, the company’s U.S. investment in green power and
renewable energy certificates, including solar, wind and gas-energy
conversion has grown from 12 million kWh to more than 553 million kWh.
- Dell is also helping
suppliers achieve their environmental goals. In June 2007, the
company announced that it would require primary suppliers to report
CO2 emissions data during quarterly business reviews. Dell was the
first IT company to join the Carbon Disclosure Project’s Supply
Chain Leadership Collaboration to help suppliers with emissions
reporting.
Quotes:
- “Integrating green power into our operations wherever and whenever
possible is a key environmental and business strategy,” said Dane
Parker, director of environment, health and safety at Dell. “It’s
critical that our industry take a leadership role in the transition to
a green economy. Aggressive energy efficiency and renewable-power
targets are essential.”
- “Dell’s ambitious commitment to reduce its global emissions by 40
percent by 2015 is precisely the kind of bold leadership we need in
order to make the transition to a clean, green low-carbon future,”
said Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group. “We’re proud to have Dell
as member of The Climate Group &ndash and we encourage other companies to
follow their lead and set similarly aggressive energy efficiency and
renewable-power targets.”
- “We commend Dell for helping to lead the way to a 21st Century green
economy,” said Jesse Langston, VP of Utility Commercial Operations for
OG&E Electric Services. “When companies partner with utility providers
to drive greater demand for green electricity, consumers across the
globe stand to benefit.”
Links:
www.dell.com/earth
www.direct2dell.com
EPA
Fortune 500 Challenge
www.ReGeneration.org
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) powers its global headquarters campus with 100
percent green energy.
1 Estimate based on EPA Climate Leaders guidance, Dec. 2007.
2 Using 2007 GHG emissions as a baseline.
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