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Some utility companies are racing to be carbon neutral

Many suppliers of electrical power are facing the question of when to get to zero emissions, not if they need to get there.

A windfarm is seen in 2006 near Palm Springs, California.
A windfarm is seen in 2006 near Palm Springs, California.
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PSEG, a New Jersey utility company, has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050. Others have more ambitions plans: to get to that goal within a decade or two, rather than three decades like PSEG. Utility companies are increasingly having to adjust to the zero-emissions reality of their future. And it’s becoming something of a race.

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