Verizon has said in a New Press Release on Tuesday that the company has planned to invest $100 million in solar power and fuel cells at 19 facilities in seven U.S. states to cut its carbon footprint and make its operations more resilient to storms and other disasters.
Verizon estimates that the project might be executed within the next year. Verizon will install solar and fuel cell systems (powered by Natural Gas) at corporate
offices, call centers, data centers and central offices of the in Arizona, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina.
ClearEdge Power
will install fuel cell systems at Verizon sites in California, New
Jersey and New York, the company said. Also Sunpower Corp. is expected to install rooftop and ground-based solar cells and solar parking canopies in Arizona, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and North Carolina.
