T-MOBILE COMPANY FACTS
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Device Recycling Program In 2017 , T-Mobile USA collected over 4 million used cell phones . Of the over 4 million used devices and accessories we collected in 2017 , we reuse or resell a 86 % of that hardware — which is by far the most eco-friendly approach . The rest are responsibly recycled by providers we select . Since we launched our recycling program back in 2008 , over 14.4 million T-Mobile customer devices ( and counting ) have been reused or resold . Because cell phones contain precious metals , recycling not only conserves these materials , but also helps prevent pollution and greenhouse gas emissions .
Renewable Energy Savings T-Mobile utilizes about 2.7 million megawatt hours ( MWh ) of energy across our headquarters , stores , cell towers , call centers and other locations . To address this energy use , T-Mobile has taken the initiative to enter the renewable energy space . Through our renewable energy use we plan to cut our energy costs by around $ 100 million dollars in the next 15 years .
Renewable Energy Leader T-Mobile has quickly established itself as the benchmark for the telecommunications industry in renewable energy performance .
In April 2017 , we made the largest ever wind power investment to date by a US wireless company , signing a long-term agreement of up to 160MW from the new Red Dirt wind project in Oklahoma . The project , operational as of January 2018 , is expected to provide T-Mobile with over 625 GWh of renewable energy annually , or approximately 27 % of our overall power use . Not satisfied to stop there , in January 2018 , T-Mobile unveiled a 2nd major wind farm project , an agreement for 160MW with Infinity Renewables ' Solomon Forks Wind Project in Kansas . This project , expected to be operational in early 2019 , combined with Red Dirt , will generate 320 MWs for T-Mobile or enough to meet an estimated 60 % of our total energy needs nationwide .
Growing our Network Efficiency T-Mobile calculates its Co2e emissions in proportion to its transmitted data volume [ in TByte ]. Data volume is an important indicator for T-Mobile to create a direct link for the performance of its networks . T-Mobile ’ s data volume transported by its Networks increased significantly for 2017 while its carbon emission intensity figure decreased for that year by 29.3 %