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Climate: Opportunity for Energy Growth Growing electricity’s share of the energy market has been a longstanding priority for the business. Today, it is crucial to helping Jersey achieve its carbon neutrality ambitions and play its part in the global fight on climate change. Director of Commercial Services Peter Cadiou updates on progress and future plans. Around 70% of the world’s economy is now committed to reaching netzero. Jersey’s Government declared a climate emergency in 2019 and with it, the ambition for the Island to become carbon neutral by 2030. It’s Carbon Neutral Roadmap will set out how the Island will achieve this. We believe that although this is an immensely challenging target, it could be done
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faster and more cost effectively than many other countries by displacing the use of fossil fuels, particularly as used in the high emitting sectors of heating and road transport, with lowcarbon electricity. We are prepared for the challenge. We have long been committed to switching customers from gas and oil-
fired heating systems to low-carbon electric. Our Energy Solutions team, dedicated to load growth and fuel switching, has doubled our rate of conversion in the past five years. This year, the team achieved its highest target ever of 316 fuel switches and, following the double-digit rise in Jersey gas prices, we expect more to follow. We are now developing new
