Climate change
SRP takes commonsense steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. From planting trees to investing in renewable energy, SRP pursues emissions reduction strategies while providing additional benefits to our customers and community. SRP also participates in policy discussions and technology research to help address the issue of global climate change.
SRP has developed a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including many sources with low or no greenhouse gas emissions.
SRP's legacy includes hydropower, a zero-emissions energy source that continues to be an important energy source for SRP customers today. Also, we generate and purchase zero-emissions electricity from solar, wind, nuclear, and geothermal sources.
Currently, more than 20% of SRP's energy does not produce any greenhouse gas emissions, and SRP's Board has voted to steadily increase the amount of sustainable resources through 2025.
SRP also helps customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Customers can purchase SRP's EarthWise Energy, which allows them to operate their homes and businesses on renewable energy sources with extremely low greenhouse gas emissions. We offer rebates through our EarthWise Solar Energy program, which makes photovoltaic panels and solar water heaters more affordable. Further still, SRP invests in energy efficiency programs that help customers reduce their energy use.
SRP participates in the Department of Energy's Climate VISION program, which establishes a voluntary framework for reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of the electricity industry.
Climate VISION participants will reduce their GHG emissions intensity by an equivalent of 3 to 5% below 2000-2002 baseline levels, as measured over the 2010-2012 period. As part of the Climate VISION program, SRP is designing a GHG Inventory Management Plan to collect and report systemwide GHG emissions on an annual basis to the Department of Energy's greenhouse gas registry.
SRP supports a broad array of research that will lead to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
We have several partnerships with Arizona State University that emphasize the study of clean energy technologies, including solar energy and fuel cells. SRP also works with the Electric Power Research Institute and the Department of Energy on research initiatives.
SRP is a partner in the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB), which is exploring opportunities to remove C02 in a six-state region (including Arizona). WESTCARB studies geologic sequestration and enhanced natural process for capturing CO2.
Sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, is an important insulator used in electrical transmission and distribution equipment. SF6 is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 23,900 times greater than carbon dioxide. SRP is a charter member of the Environmental Protection Agency's Emission Reduction Partnership. The partnership helps SRP to reduce our SF6 emissions, and it can also help SRP save money through cost-effective equipment improvements.