![]() ![]() By building upon existing nuclear power generation with new carbon-free renewable resources, this approach helps reach net-zero emissions while keeping costs low for consumers. Once fully developed and approved, it is anticipated that Entergy Arkansas customers in both the public and private sector will have a cost-competitive and reliable option for CFE that matches their electricity consumption for all hours of the day.Īndrew Mayock, the Federal Government’s Chief Sustainability Officer at the White House, added, “Today’s MOU shows how innovative, customer-centric clean energy can help Federal agencies in Arkansas cost-effectively meet the clean energy goals of President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan. ![]() The new program is one of the world’s first electricity utility tariffs that supports 24/7 hourly matching of CFE with consumers’ electricity needs, blending both existing and new CFE power generation. Under the MOU, Entergy Arkansas, one of the top 10 suppliers of electricity to the federal government, will allow its public and private sector customers to utilize regionally-sourced nuclear and renewables, including solar, hydro, or wind. “GSA looks forward to working with our agency partners and utilities across the country to replicate this MOU model - helping to promote local, clean energy sources and catalyze utility-scale energy storage, and create a more resilient grid.” “This MOU marks a historic step forward and demonstrates how the federal government is partnering in initiatives to spur demand for carbon pollution-free electricity - when and where people need it,” said GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan. General Services Administration (GSA) and Entergy Arkansas, LLC will help federal agencies in Arkansas meet the goals of President Biden’s Executive Order, which sets the goal of sourcing 100% of the federal government’s electricity from carbon pollution-free sources by 2030, including 50 percent 24/7 CFE, meaning delivered to the same grid region as the consuming facilities. WASHINGTON - Today at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the federal government’s first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a utility to work toward achieving 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE), at least 50 percent of which would be provided on a 24/7 basis, in line with the requirements of Executive Order 14057. Biden-Harris Administration Announces US Government’s First Initiative with a Utility to Work Toward 24/7 Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity ![]()
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