Washington (Platts)--7Apr2009
Exelon in 2008 cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 35% from
2001 levels by retiring less efficient fossil-fuel power plants, among other
initiatives, the Chicago-based power and gas utility said Tuesday.
The reduction, which Exelon said the US Environmental Protection Agency
has verified, represents 6 million metric tons in carbon emissions, exceeding
its voluntary goal to reduce by 8% as part of the EPA Climate Leaders program.
"For Exelon, reducing our [GHG] emissions is both an environmental and a
business necessity," Exelon Chairman and CEO John Rowe said in a statement.
The company's efforts included retiring some of its higher-emitting
plants in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Texas; reducing leakage of GHG from
its electricity transmission and distribution systems and natural gas delivery
systems; increasing energy efficiency in its buildings and improving the fuel
efficiency of its fleet.
Exelon distributes electricity to about 5.4 million customers in northern
Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to about 485,000
customers in the Philadelphia area.
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