October 17, 2006
Sunshine on “GooglePlex”
And Google said “Let there be Light.” Closely following the wake of the GooTube marriage controversy, Google is in the spot(sun)light again.
During a solar energy conference this earlier this week, the Internet search leader unveiled plans to power 30% of its 1 million square foot campus with 9,200 high tech solar panels—roughly enough solar energy to power 1,000 homes.
Spring 2007 is the projected date of completion for “GooglePlex” and it has been estimated to cost over $10 million. Vice President of Real Estate, David Radcliff, anticipates that it will take 5 to 10 years for Google to recoup the project’s costs. Not that Google should have a problem coming up with the cash—according to USA Today they are estimated to have a whopping $10 billion in cash.
The company will still rely heavily on Pacific Electric and Gas says Andrew Beebe, president of El Solutions and project supervisor, but this modernization is still significant. On the forefront of technological innovations, Google will have one of the largest corporate solar installations and hopefully, give other “green” corporations motivation to continue the trend.
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