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194-foot tall turbine generates approximately 815,000kW of electricity per year. Over a year's time, the turbine's average excess power generation is approximately 10 percent more than what the building consumes, with the remaining energy being pushed out to the local grid. Not content with harnessing wind power, OWC has also adopted solar power as an energy source. The array in Woodstock is made up of 770 solar panels, making it one of the largest privately-held solar arrays in Illinois, and generating approximately 265,000kW/ year. OWC's utilization of GeoThermal for heating/cooling systems is a key component reducing the actual demand on energy in the Woodstock facility at large. O'Connor believes that environmental stewardship is the right thing to do for future generations and makes good economic sense as well, that with planning and effort, sustainability is synonymous with success. OWC continues to lead the way with ongoing recycling programs as well. The OWC headquarters has a strong corporate focus on recycling of all day-to- day operational materials, and currently 94 percent of solid waste materials are recycled in some manner, for a near zero waste program. OWC subsidiary, NewerTech, provides the NewerTech® laptop battery recycling program, the first of its kind, and is currently the only fully prepaid battery recycling program. Continuous Development of Innovative Tech Products Technology innovation never stands still, and over the years O'Connor has led OWC and its subsidiaries to add thousands of consumer electronics and computer hardware products to its inventory. Products debuted under O'Connor's direction have won award recognition from the international press, including Macworld, MacLife, iVideo Edge, IAMB BAM Award, Pod Observer, MacUser, Creative Mac News, Layers and Photoshop User. OWC Products include: • Envoy Pro EX award-winning portable USB and Thunderbolt drives • ThunderBlade, award-winning and the ultimate working drive for media professionals • Mercury Elite Pro Dual Mini portable RAID powerhouse • Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 2 and USB-C Docks • Mercury Helios line of PCI and eGPU expansion • ThunderBay line of high capacity, high performance Thunderbolt 2 and 3 RAID arrays • Mercury-on-the-Go Bus Powered Portable Solution • Jupiter line of networked storage solutions Larry O'Connor's priorities have always been solutions and sustainability, to provide solutions to his customers that enable them to maximize the economic benefit of their technology through capability, performance and reliability. Larry lives this throughout ever y thing he does, asking what is the point of economic success if the planet we live on, the air we breathe, the water we drink, are all compromised? And so OWC operates sustainably top to bottom, without compromise on quality, performance and service, to be THE source for technology needs. For more information, see OWC: www. owcdigital.com and e-commerce site Macsales: www.macsales.com About OWC Other World Computing (OWC), founded in 1988, is dedicated to helping Mac and PC enthusiasts do more and reach higher. OWC is dedicated to creating and delivering the best storage, connectivity, software and expansion solutions for performance, reliability and longevity to enhance, accelerate and extend the capabilities of technology. We believe in sustainability and OWC solutions are truly built to last, go the distance, and enable users to maximize the technology investment they have already made. True sustainability is good business – maximizing existing hardware vs. starting over or needing to replace saves time, money and benefits the environment and resources we all share. OWC's operation provides leadership in business sustainability, with our headquarters among the first in the world awarded LEED Platinum Certification and running as a net provider of renewable wind and solar energy to the local power grid. OWC features an award-winning technical support team that is available 24/7, as well as an unparalleled library of step-by-step DIY and informational videos. From the home desktop to the enterprise rack, to the audio recording studio to the motion picture set and beyond, there should be no compromise, and that is why OWC is here.