Decarbonization is a topic that presents dramatic long-term change for electric utilities. The goal to achieve significant GHG emissions reduction over a 10- to 30-year horizon also requires utility leaders to take a portfolio-based view of GHG reduction. Early efforts to decarbonize suggest a need to look more closely at a broader spectrum of initiatives to reduce carbon while optimizing around cost and viability, and prioritization of a portfolio of initiatives that have the highest overall potential for attainment.
