So, while we need to start executing on these initiatives, our climate urgency demands we act to reduce emissions today, not just years from now. But while these initiatives are critical to carbon reduction and elimination, they represent the long game in this fight. So how do these utilities eliminate what was once the foundation of energy production – carbon? Without question, it will take large, capital-intensive projects around generation and grid modernization.
In fact, 78% of US consumers are now served by utilities with carbon or emissions reduction/elimination goals. Energy providers across the country have set forth bold plans to eliminate carbon from their energy production in the next 25-30 years. The utility industry, which has been pinned as part of the problem, is working hard to become a large part of the solution.
