Sustainable Electricity Case Studies from Electric Power Companies i
· Offers rare insights into the steps, process, and challenges for advancing sustainable electricity in North America · Case studies explain how companies have
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Sustainable Electricity Case Studies from Electric Power Companies in North America
Sustainable Electricity
Jessica Fox Editor
Sustainable Electricity Case Studies from Electric Power Companies in North America
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Editor Jessica Fox Electric Power Research Institute Palo Alto, CA USA
ISBN 978-3-319-28951-9 ISBN 978-3-319-28953-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28953-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015960814 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Foreword
After two-plus decades working to advance sustainable development, I have come to the conclusion that there are only a few sustainability challenges that really matter. This book focuses on one of them: How to transform the energy sector into suppliers of clean, dependable, affordable energy services? Sustainable Electricity tackles the thorny issues of what sustainability means in practice, how to reconcile demands from competing stakeholders—consumers, investors, regulators, environmentalists, and others—and how to turn sustainability into a business opportunity. I’ve spent most of my career developing tools to help corporate leaders make decisions that are good for people and the planet, and good for their bottom line. Over a decade ago, my colleagues at WRI and I published Green Ledgers, providing practical examples of companies using environmental cost information to improve profitability and reduce environmental risk. We followed Green Ledgers with Measuring Up, which defined a set of corporate environmental performance metrics that were later incorporated into the Global Reporting Initiative framework. I then turned my attention to greenhouse gas emissions, working with the electric power sector and others to develop the Greenhouse Gas Protocol— now the generally accepted international ac
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