NextEra Energy has announced its new decarbonization strategy, called the Zero Carbon Blueprint, which includes eliminating all scope emissions from its operations by 2045 without the use of carbon offsets.
In a statement, NextEra Energy said significant investments in wind, solar, battery storage systems, nuclear, green hydrogen and other renewable energy are needed to achieve the Zero Carbon Blueprint, which it described as its The most ambitious carbon reduction target ever.
The 409MW/900MWh Manatee Energy Storage Center under construction by Florida Power & Light. The energy storage center came online a few months ago.
The company sets interim milestones every five years to support true zero emissions, and plans to achieve a 70 percent carbon reduction rate by 2025, higher than previously committed. This will rise to 82% by 2030, 87% by 2035, and 94% by 2040 until the net-zero target is achieved by 2045.
NextEra Energy also said that in addition to achieving its internal net-zero goal, the Zero Carbon Blueprint will seek to help decarbonize the power sector more by investing in renewable energy technologies and targeting the broader decarbonization of the U.S. economy.
A significant portion of the strategy will be delivered at NextEra Energy's subsidiary, Florida Power and Light (FPL), the largest U.S. electric utility serving more than 12 million residents in the state.
Florida Power and Light (FPL) aims to significantly accelerate the transformation of the power generation mix to achieve 36% decarbonization by 2025, 52% by 2030, 62% by 2035, 83% by 2040, and 83% by 2045 achieve 100% decarbonization every year. Therefore, the company plans to achieve this goal by adding solar power generation facilities and battery energy storage systems significantly.
Currently, Florida Power and Light (FPL) has nearly 4GW of solar power, and NextEra Energy hopes to increase that to 90GW by 2045. Florida Power and Light (FPL) is looking to add more than 50GW of battery storage to its grid, up from 500MW currently.
In addition, NextEra Energy said that there is more room for nuclear power to develop, and the current 16GW of natural gas power generation facilities will be replaced by green hydrogen, a process that will not cause any generation assets to be stranded, and the company is committed to becoming green hydrogen. production leader.
