Apple expands Europe renewable portfolio to cover customer electricity use

Apple is unlocking US$600 million in financing to add 650 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to Europe’s grids by 2030, in order to match the electricity consumed by customers using its products.

The tech giant has announced new large-scale solar and wind farms in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania with – combined with a now operational solar array project in Spain – will add 650 MW of renewable power to the European grid.

Product use, ie. the electricity needed to power Apple devices, makes up 29% of the company’s overall carbon footprint, so to cut this significant part of Scope 3 emissions, Apple is aiming to match 100% of global customer electricity use with clean energy.

By 2030, Apple-enabled renewable projects in Europe are expected to generate over 1 million megawatt-hours of clean electricity on behalf of its users, covering the entire product electricity use of its European customer base.

“By 2030, we want our users to know that all the energy it takes to charge their iPhone or power their Mac is matched with clean electricity,” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives. “Our new projects in Europe will help us achieve our ambitious Apple 2030 goal, while contributing to healthy communities, thriving economies, and secure energy sources across the continent.”

3,000 gigawatt-hours of extra renewable energy every year

The new projects supported by Apple – which says it is “unlocking” a total of US$600 million in renewable investment – will add around 3,000 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy to the grid each year by 2030.

They include a long-term, 110 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Greek solar firm HELLENiQ ENERGY and support for a 129 MW portfolio of solar and wind projects in Italy.

In Poland, Apple has also enabled Econergy’s 40MW solar array, which will be operational later this year. In Romania, Apple plans to procure power from Nala Renewables’ 99MW wind farm through a long-term agreement originated by OX2. And in Latvia, the company has signed one of the country’s first corporate power purchase agreements with European Energy, which will see it procure electricity from a 110 MW solar farm. 

Apple’s carbon footprint reduction

In April 2025, Apple reported a 60% carbon footprint reduction across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 since its 2015 base year, putting the company on track to deliver its targeted 75% decrease by 2030.

In addition to recent investments for product use, the company and its suppliers already support over 19 GW of renewable projects to power the company’s global corporate operations and manufacturing supply chain.