FortisBC saved customers 776,000 tons of CO2e in 2022

In Canada, following its Clean Growth Pathway strategy announced in 2018 to cut its customers’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, recent analysis has shown that FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc. (collectively FortisBC) helped its customers avoid approximately 776,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2022-the annual emissions equivalent of almost 238,000 gasoline powered automobiles being removed from local roads.

This sets a new high point for avoided emissions since the company began to track its Clean Growth Pathway progress in 2020 and represents a 34 per cent improvement from 2021.

The company is driving emissions reduction and avoidance through four main areas of activity: increasing the supply of renewable and low-carbon gases1, investing in low- and zero-emission transportation, increasing investment in energy efficiency and helping the marine shipping industry displace higher emitting fuels with liquified natural gas (LNG). Annual review on these measures shows FortisBC continues to make good progress on reducing customer emissions as it works towards the province’s goal of reducing GHG emissions by 40 per cent from 2007 levels by 2030.