Amazon, a major US IT company, will receive long-term power supply from approximately 450 solar power generation facilities being developed by major trading companies such as Mitsubishi Corporation in order to utilize the power generated by renewable energy at its bases in Japan. became.
According to people familiar with the matter, Amazon has decided to enter into a contract with a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, which operates a retail electricity business, to procure electricity generated by solar power for 10 years.
As the reduction of greenhouse gases is required further, we decided to utilize the electricity generated by renewable energy at data centers and distribution bases in Japan. It means that we will lead the development toward the construction of about 450 solar power generation facilities.
The power generation capacity is more than 20,000 kW, which is equivalent to the annual usage of about 5,600 ordinary households, and it is expected that all construction will be completed by the next year.
For the utilization of renewable energy by companies, the issue is whether it is possible to procure electricity such as solar power stably for a long period of time, and Seven & i Holdings, a major distributor, has developed a solar power plant. Long-term contracts are becoming more active, such as concluding a 20-year power supply contract with the NTT Group.