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MGE Releases Annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report
Report highlights MGE's commitment to transparency and disclosure, plans to achieve industry-leading carbon reduction goals and ongoing commitments to those
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nReport highlights MGE's commitment to transparency and disclosure, plans to achieve industry-leading carbon reduction goals and ongoing commitments to those it serves.\n\n\n MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMadison Gas and Electric (MGE) has published its annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, detailing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and progress toward the company's sustainability goals. The report is a comprehensive overview of the company's activities and performance in fulfilling its role as a critical services provider, environmental steward, and community resource and partner.\n\n\n\"As we continue working toward net-zero carbon electricity by 2050, we expect every MGE electric customer will have 80% fewer carbon emissions from their electricity use by 2030, simply by being an MGE customer,\" said Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Keebler. \"We're investing in innovative technologies and cost-effective cleaner energy. In less than a decade, we expect to have eliminated coal as an energy source. We are working with our customers to create a more sustainable future while ensuring continued top-ranked electric reliability and affordability for our communities.\"\n\n\nReport highlights\n\n\nThe 2023 report and our ESG Data Center feature information about MGE's corporate strategy and climate-related matters, safety and operations, customer and employee engagement, risk management, and governance and oversight. Highlights include:\n\n\n\nMGE's goal to reduce carbon emissions at least 80% by 2030. As of year-end 2022, MGE already has reduced carbon emissions 39% from 2005 levels as we work with customers toward achieving net‑zero carbon electricity by 2050.\n\n\n\nMGE's ongoing transition away from coal-fired generation and plans to eliminate it from its portfolio by the end of 2032.\n\n\n\nAn estimated billion dollars in clean energy investment expected from 2015 through 2028. Since fall 2015 when MGE's Energy 2030 framework was announced and through year-end 2022, MGE has announced clean energy projects that are expected to increase the company's owned renewable capacity by more than nine times when completed.\n\n\n\nMGE's partnership on a proposed first-of-its-kind in the United States long-duration energy storage system. The 20-megawatt project was selected in fall 2023 to re...