General Motors To Go All New Energy
GM to Reach 100% Renewable Energy in the U.S. Five Years Ahead of Schedule, Citing Successful Decarbonization Efforts
Austin Tannenbaum, September 30, 2021 (Environment Plus Energy Leader)
“…[General Motors will power all of its U.S. facilities with 100% renewable energy by 2025,] five years earlier than planned…By accelerating its renewable energy goal, GM will avoid an estimated one million metric tons of carbon emissions between 2025 and 2030…[It] was able to expedite its decarbonization timeline due to a successful four-pillared approach…Increasing Energy Efficiency… Sourcing Renewables…Addressing Intermittency…[and] Policy Advocacy…
.GM is partnering with PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization, and TimberRock, a technology-enabled energy company, to track the real-time carbon emissions at GM’s facilities…[and] make strategic decisions about its electricity use, for instance tapping into its battery storage capacity to power operations or reducing consumption when the power grid’s fuel mix is fossil fuel–heavy…GM also plans to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040…[and eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035…[by] investing $35 billion in electric and autonomous vehicles…” click here for more
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