Utility companies aim for clean energy, but are they doing enough?

Despite their climate pledges, many utilities aren’t moving away from fossil fuels very quickly, according to a new report. The Sierra Club conducted a follow-up analysis to its 2021 report on the 50 utility companies most invested in coal and gas. It found that companies are doing a marginally better job moving toward clean energy. The analysis looked at two utilities operating in Idaho: Pacificorp and Idaho Power. Lisa Young with the Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club said market forces are trending toward more affordable renewable energy.”So utilities are starting to get the picture and move in the right direction, but certainly not fast enough. We see utilities like Pacificorp that really don’t have any major carbon-reduction and climate plans to the scale and speed that we need,” Young said.Sierra Club graded utilities based on their…

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