The company’s strategy involves utilising commercially available tools between now and 2030, including:
New utility scale renewable projects like wind and solar installations, both in-state and out-of-state, and the necessary transmission to bring it to local customers.
Non-emitting capacity such as batteries.
Community based renewable energy and customer-sited solutions, including energy efficiency, solar, battery storage, and demand response programs.
Collaboration in regional markets and partnerships that allow PGE and other utilities to pool resources and source clean energy from across the West.
Upgrades to local transmission lines and new regional transmission solutions to accommodate growth and bring a greater geographic diversity of resources to PGE’s portfolio.
PGE has already taken significant steps to decarbonise Oregon’s power supply system and has reported a 25 percent decrease from baseline to actual emissions in 2022.
“This plan reflects the values and expectations of our customers who, for decades, have made clean energy a top priority” said Maria Pope, Portland General Electric’s president and CEO. “Achieving decarbonisation will require continued collaboration with our customers and community partners at the local, state and federal levels. At PGE, we are committed to making the investments in innovation, diverse resources and the electric grid necessary to decarbonise our energy system, while we continue to focus on affordability during the clean energy transition.”
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