统治 sets net-zero carbon goal by 2050 (Re: 维吉尼亚州 Business)
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Siemens is 道明能源公司.’s preferred turbine suppliers for the company’s offshore wind project. 道明能源公司. announced Tuesday a new goal of achieving net-zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050. The new benchmark significantly raises the stakes for 统治, which announced in October 2019 plans for reaching 80% carbon reduction by 2050.
The company previously committed to cut methane emissions from its natural gas operations by 50% between 2010 and 2030 and carbon emissions from its power generating facilities by 80% between 2005 and 2050. With only 30 years to achieve the new net zero goal, 统治 has made several announcements in recent months regarding renewable energy projects, but remains connected to its controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.
In September, 统治 filed a proposal to build the nation’s largest 海上风电场 off the coast of 维吉尼亚州 Beach by 2026. 提议的7美元.80亿年, 220 wind-turbine farm would build on 统治’s $300 million, two-turbine Coastal 维吉尼亚州 Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot offshore wind energy project currently under development 27 miles off the 维吉尼亚州 Beach coast.
And in 1月uary, Arlington County and 亚马逊.com公司. entered into agreements with 统治 to purchase power offsets for local government operations and 亚马逊’s HQ2 East Coast headquarters from a solar farm 统治 is building in Southern 维吉尼亚州. 统治 is constructing a solar farm in Pittsylvania County anticipated to be operational by 2022 and is expected to generate approximately 80% (79,000 megawatt-hours of energy) of Arlington County’s electric energy needs for local government operations. 统治 will sell the solar energy produced into the wholesale electric grid and charge at market rates.
“统治 Energy already has made important progress on emissions. This new commitment sets an even higher bar that I am confident we can — and will — reach,托马斯·F说. Farrell II, chairman, president and CEO of 统治, in a statement. “Net zero emissions will be good for all of our stakeholders — for our customers, 社区, 员工和投资者.”
In September 2014, however, 统治 announced plans to build and operate a $4.50亿到50亿美元, 550-mile natural gas pipeline (now expanded to a 600-mile, 70亿美元项目), which has faced opposition from landowners in the project’s pathway as well as environmental groups. The project would transport fracked natural gas from West 维吉尼亚州 to North Carolina. This fracking process necessary to extract the natural gas that would be passed through pipelines being built by 统治 and other project partners has been linked to increased amounts of methane, 国家地理 2019年8月报告. 统治 holds a 48% stake of the project, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
统治 does not currently engage in hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), says a 统治 gas infrastructure spokesperson, 安Nallo.
而布莱恩·K. 史蒂芬斯, president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber, said the ACP is “necessary infrastructure that would ensure our business growth is met,“在… 2019年10月社论,法院已经 挑战许可 对于这个项目.
根据… 1月. 7新闻稿 from the Charlottesville-based Southern 环境 Law Center, there have been eight instances since May 2018 that a federal court or agency has revoked or suspended Atlantic Coast Pipeline permits. With permits revoked, 统治 ceased construction with less than 6% of the project in the ground.
“We do remain fully committed to completing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,” Nallo says. “Natural gas in general is an integral part of our energy portfolio, allowing us to drastically and quickly reduce reliance on coal. It’s also the reliable energy source that is helping us quickly ramp up solar and wind projects since we are lacking the battery storage technology — though we are looking at ways to advance that technology. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline responds to current critical energy shortages in the region, particularly Hampton Roads, 维吉尼亚州, 和北卡东部.”
统治 supplies energy to more than seven million customers in 18 states and has more than $100 billion in assets. The company also announced Tuesday that its 2019 annual earnings were $1.40亿美元,低于去年的2亿美元.2018年40亿美元.
By: 悉尼湖
The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions from electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.