Dell Powers Oklahoma City Campus with 100 Percent Green Energy; Plans to Reduce Global Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions Additional 40 Percent by 2015
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 - 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."
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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.
Source: Dell Inc.
Released February 24, 2009