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We're committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050
Over the past two decades, we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions substantially. Through 2022, we have reduced carbon emissions from power generation by 47 percent (compared to a 2005 baseline), and methane emissions from gas operations are down 38 percent (from a 2010 baseline).
Net Zero does not mean we will eliminate all emissions. Rather, we are working to reduce emissions as much as technology and customer affordability allow, and offset the remainder through carbon-beneficial programs, such as renewable natural gas. Dominion Energy's Net Zero plans cover emissions under the company's direct control (Scope 1) and those from our suppliers and customers (Scopes 2 and 3).
Owned power generation
Fugitive natural gas emissions from compression, venting and leaks
Fuel use for vehicle fleet
Purchased power and fuel for power generation
Natural gas purchased to serve our customers
Facility use of electric power
Customer combustion of natural gas, including:
Providing clean, renewable energy off the shores of Virginia Beach.
We brought our first megawatt of solar energy online in 2013. Today our solar portfolio is one of the biggest in the country among investor-owned utilities, and we plan to add substantially more solar generation in the coming years.
Our nuclear fleet constitutes the largest source of carbon-free energy in our generating portfolio and is essential to our Net Zero goal. Our four nuclear power stations provide over 40% of our total electricity generation production (in MWh).
We're expanding our industry-leading emissions-reduction programs across our footprint, including hydrogen blending at our natural gas utilities and other potential innovative uses of the clean-burning gas.
We’re investing in RNG, which is pipeline-quality gas produced from existing waste streams and a variety of renewable and sustainable biomass sources, including farms, landfills, and food waste. Dominion Energy has created two of the largest RNG programs in the country, partnering with Smithfield Foods to create Align RNG, and with Vanguard Renewables and the Dairy Farmers of America.
We're expanding our energy storage to support the integration of wind and solar generation.
We offer programs and energy-saving tips to help customers reduce energy in both our electric and natural gas businesses.
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We're finding ways to save energy and reduce carbon and methane emissions by exploring and leveraging technology, such as ZEVAC®, which reduces emissions from our natural gas systems.
What our customers can do to help move toward Net Zero
Conserving energy reduces emissions. Participate in one or more of the programs listed below and lower your energy consumption. Find more ways to save energy on our website.
Energy audits and assessments help customers understand their energy usage
Incentives for customers to adopt energy-efficient measures and upgrade or install certain energy-efficient systems
Weatherization assistance to help income-eligible customers use less energy
Home energy planning, which provides homeowners with a step-by-step roadmap to make efficiency improvements to reduce gas consumption
Rebates for installing high-efficiency equipment and qualified electric vehicle chargers
Over the long term, Dominion Energy's ability to achieve net zero emissions will require supportive legislative and regulatory policies, advancements in technology, and broader investments across the economy.
Through pilot programs, we will pursue technological solutions such as large-scale battery storage and hydrogen blending. Other potential technology pilots could include carbon capture and storage and advanced, small modular reactors, if and when they become technologically and economically feasible.
Innovation is a key component of our Net Zero strategy.
We are investing in large-scale battery storage and hydrogen, and we are exploring other advanced technology innovations like advanced nuclear technology, and carbon-capture technology. We are rapidly building out our renewable-generation portfolio. At the same time, we are upgrading the electric grid in Virginia with smart meters, a customer-information platform, intelligent grid devices and associated control systems, physical and cyber-security investments, strategic undergrounding, and energy-conservation programs.
We also are using advanced technology to upgrade our gas distribution networks. In addition to replacing large sections of our distribution networks, we are using zero-emission vacuum and compression (ZEVAC) devices to reduce emissions from gas infrastructure during maintenance.
Natural gas is an essential part of our long-term vision for the company, and its continued use is consistent with our Net Zero commitments. Natural gas offers a cleaner footprint compared with other heating fuels. It also plays a critical role in maintaining the reliability that is so important to our customers. Natural gas enables us to add intermittent renewable generation while ensuring that power generation is always sufficient to meet customer demand.
Diversifying our energy portfolio enables us to provide our customers with cleaner options, more choices, and lower bills, while protecting the power supply from potential disruption. Maintaining a diverse array of generation sources helps ensure reliability by avoiding overreliance on any given source of power and helps maintain affordability by insulating the company and our customers against price shocks for a particular fuel source or generation component.
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