One renewable source PG&E customers benefit from is the wind energy generated from an Iberdrola Renewables’ site in Sherman County, Oregon. (Photo courtesy of Iberdrola)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) says it’s one of the cleanest utilities in the nation and that nearly 30% of the energy is delivers to customers is sources from renewables, such as wind and solar power.
California and PG&E continue to set the pace as national leaders in clean energy and greenhouse gas reductions. State goals called for an average of 23.3% Renewables Portfolio Standard between 2014 and 2016. PG&E far surpassed that target, serving 29.5% of its retail electricity sales with renewable power in 2015.
The utility is also well ahead of schedule in meeting the state’s 33% target by 2020.
When looking at PG&E’s entire energy portfolio, more than 58% of the electricity delivered to customers comes from greenhouse gas-free resources when including large hydroelectric and nuclear energy.
“The clean energy transformation that began with energy efficiency programs in the 1970s has made quantum leaps through new technologies like solar and wind energy, which are part of the green power we deliver to our customers every day,” said Geisha Williams, President of PG&E Electric. “We’ve made great progress on renewable energy and we aren’t done yet. We stand ready to help Governor Brown deliver on the new goal of 50% renewables by 2030 because we want to demonstrate to other states that a clean energy future is achievable, and essential for future generations.”
PG&E delivers a renewable power mix of wind, solar, geothermal, bio-power and small, eligible-renewable hydroelectric energy. That diverse portfolio has helped PG&E achieve a carbon emissions rate that is two-thirds cleaner than the national utility average.
PG&E is expanding its clean energy portfolio as large renewable energy projects come on line after years of development, and PG&E customers are enjoying a surge of greener electricity. The company’s new Solar Choice gives customers the option to lower their carbon footprint and purchase 50 or 100% of their electricity from solar power, without the need to install panels.
Also, PG&E has been named one of the nation’s greenest utilities in the annual Global Top 100 ranking by Energy Intelligence’s New Energy. The rankings are based on carbon emissions and renewable energy.
Late last year, the company signed on to a White House initiative aimed at rallying U.S. businesses around the need to take action on climate change, and joined Gov. Jerry Brown and the California delegation at the United Nations’ climate talks (COP21) in Paris.
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