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Xcel Energy Continues to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 08/26/2015

Xcel Energy has become the first major utility to verify and register all of its greenhouse gas emissions data with The Climate Registry for seven consecutive years. The company says its emissions reporting validates Xcel Energy's more than 20 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the last decade.

"Xcel Energy pledged to begin reducing emissions in 2005, well before many other utilities in the country. Setting a standard to accurately measure these emissions was the first step in fulfilling our commitment," said Frank Prager, vice president, policy and federal affairs for Xcel Energy. "As a founding member of The Climate Registry, we contributed significant expertise and helped develop the protocol for counting emissions in the electric power sector-which ultimately helped us verify that we are meeting our goals."

Xcel achieved Climate Registered status by measuring and reporting its emissions from 2005 to 2011.

In addition to TCR, Xcel reports its emissions to local, state and federal entities, and provides the information publicly in the Carbon Disclosure Project and the utility's annual Corporate Responsibility Report.


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