Southern to Work With U.S. to Develop Carbon-Pollution-Free Electricity
24 Outubro 2023 - 3:21PM
Dow Jones News
By Chris Wack
Southern Co. entered into a memorandum of understanding with the
U.S. General Services Administration to develop carbon
pollution-free electricity options for federal facilities in
Southern's service territories.
The memo documents the intent of GSA and Southern to collaborate
on development of a plan that, when executed, will lead to federal
agencies in that region buying more carbon pollution-free
electricity and achieving reliability and resiliency
objectives.
The U.S. government plans to tackle the climate crisis through
its Federal Sustainability Plan, which establishes an ambitious
path to achieve 100% carbon pollution-free electricity for federal
government operations by 2030, including 50% on a 24/7 basis, along
with aggressive goals for electric vehicles and net-zero emissions
buildings.
Southern has a goal to reach a 50% reduction in emissions by
2030, from 2007 emissions levels, and reach net zero greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050. Currently, the U.S. Army is the largest federal
customer served by Southern.
The GSA said it will continue to engage with Southern and other
utilities to explore the advancement of potential carbon
pollution-free electricity solutions including solar, battery
storage, nuclear power, on-site generation and new sustainable
technologies like clean hydrogen.
Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 24, 2023 14:06 ET (18:06 GMT)
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