Social Responsibility in Energy

Energy Companies...

Foster a Healthy Environment

Today, 40% of our electricity comes from clean, carbon-free sources, including nuclear energy, hydropower, wind, and solar energy.

Source: World Economic Forum

Foster a Healthy Environment

Natural gas is playing an increasing role in helping attain clean energy goals, energy security and a more competitive economy.

Source: American Public Gas Association

Foster a Healthy Environment

Nuclear energy saves our atmosphere more than 471 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s the same as taking nearly 100 million passenger vehicles off the road.

Source: Nuclear Energy Institute

Foster a Healthy Environment

Electric companies are investing more than $5.2 billion in customer programs and projects to deploy charging infrastructure and to accelerate electric transportation.

Source: Edison Electric Institute

Foster a Healthy Environment

Renewable heating and cooling (RNC) offers a safe, clean, efficient, and increasingly cost-competitive option for reducing conventional energy use.

Source: American Gas Association

Keep the Lights and Heat On

Nuclear plants generate electricity 24/7 and are built to withstand extreme weather events.

Source: Nuclear Energy Institute

Foster a Healthy Environment

In 2023, natural gas supplied about 43% of the electricity generated in the U.S.

Source: American Public Gas Association

Keep on Creating Opportunity

Energy companies are proponents for energy efficiency, which allows us to use less energy to meet our daily needs – a win for the environment, and our checkbooks.

Keep on Creating Opportunity

Electric companies are often enablers of broadband access that helps communities, especially rural and tribal areas, flourish.

Keep on Creating Opportunity

Business leaders are committed to an energy workforce that reflects the communities and customers they serve. They often partner with local schools and community colleges to establish pathway programs that hire students after graduation.

Environmental Stewardship

Energy companies are committed to enhancing the quality of the environment and the health of the communities in which their businesses operate. In fact, these companies are leading America’s clean energy transformation and are committed to getting the energy they provide as clean as they can as fast as they can, without compromising on the security, reliability, or affordability that are essential to the customers and communities they serve.

By reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the energy lifecycle, incorporating sustainable land and vegetation practices, and investing in new, more efficient, and carbon-free technologies, the industry is taking every opportunity to adopt environmental sustainability and responsible resource management practices. We are proud to be stewards of the environment.

Dominion Worker overseeing wind turbines

Community Engagement

Energy companies provide incredible philanthropic support to the cities and communities they serve. In fact, in many instances, energy companies and their employers form the backbone of their communities, volunteering alongside community members, providing grants and donations to grassroots projects, upgrading area infrastructure, and offering scholarships and other support.

Reliability and Resiliency

We depend on a constant supply of energy to power our economy and to protect our national security. There are many factors that could disrupt the flow of energy, including physical threats, such as storms, natural disasters, or wildfires, and cyber threats. Energy companies work around the clock to secure and protect their systems, and they plan for all contingencies to ensure that, if an interruption occurs, they can restore service safely and as quickly as possible. After a disaster strikes, lineworkers, natural gas technicians, and other industry employees are first responders and often work in dangerous conditions to restore service and normalcy.