Utilities’ Unfinished New Energy Commitments

The Dirty Truth - Utilities Delaying Clean Energy Transition

October 3, 2022 (Sierra Club)

“…[37 of the 50 utility] parent companies most invested in fossil fuels are not on track to achieve President Biden’s goal of 80 percent clean electricity by 2030…[and received a D or an F grade…[Sierra Club’s interactive map also shows] nearly half of the utilities studied made no progress or scored worse than in Sierra Club’s first Dirty Truth report released in early 2021. Utilities with climate pledges also score poorly due to a lack of firm action plans to transition to clean energy, indicating utilities’ climate pledges amount to little more than greenwashing…

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Since the first Dirty Truth Report exposed many utilities’ greenwashing claims and climate inaction, calls for a rapid transition to clean energy have only grown louder and transitioning to clean energy has only grown easier. The Inflation Reduction Act’s nearly $370 billion investment in energy and programs to address climate change will make it easier for them to deploy clean energy and increase energy affordability for customers…” click here for more

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