BT Group this week announced that its network, offices and shops worldwide are now powered with 100% renewable electricity.
BT, the joint-largest private purchaser of electricity in the UK will run its global operations on renewable electricity where markets allow and will purchase the remainder from neighbouring markets until local solutions can be found.
BT’s transition to renewable electricity has been delivered through supporting the development of local renewable energy markets, with 16% of its electricity supplied through corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and the remainder from high quality green tariffs or in a small number of markets, renewable certificates.
Making the switch to 100% renewable electricity will help BT reduce its carbon emissions in the year to March 2021 by an estimated 54,000 tonnes compared to last financial year. This is the equivalent of taking around 21,000 combustion engine vehicles off the road for a year.
Cyril Pourrat, Chief Procurement Officer at BT
As an organisation that consumes nearly 1% of the UK’s electricity, it is important for BT to demonstrate its commitment to a green recovery. Our team has worked hard to secure renewable electricity contracts for our sites globally, a crucial step towards the Paris agreement’s 1.5°c target.
Andy Wales, Chief Digital Impact and Sustainability Officer at BT
Connectivity is playing a role like never before; whether that’s allowing you to work from home, keeping your kids entertained or staying in touch with friends and loved ones. It’s amazing that millions of people have been inspired by our campaign and are embracing technology to get through this really challenging time.
