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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

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Southern Company also won’t include in its zero-carbon metrics the carbon emissions generated by customers of its natural gas distribution business burning the fuel it supplies them, although it will move to reduce methane leakage and help customers use the fuel more efficiently. Department of Energy.

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

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The falling costs of wind and solar power are pushing utilities to find ways to incorporate them into their long-range plans, even as they struggle to define what resources can be relied on to provide the dispatchable power they need. Here's a look at the five largest U.S. Duke's utilities serve 7.7

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Dominion and Virginia Lawmakers Race to Define Clean Energy Goals, Offshore Wind Plans

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Dominion’s own emissions-reduction plan pledges to eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide and methane on a net basis by 2050. That’s greater than its previous commitment to reduce net carbon emissions from its power sector by 80 percent by 2050 and methane emissions from its natural-gas operations by 65% by 2030 and 80% by 2040.

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