Philadelphia Cityscape
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Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability and Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the City-owned gas utility, have released a report summarizing the findings from the Philadelphia Gas Works Business Diversification Study, an exploration of pathways for PGW, its workers, and its customers to thrive in a low- to no-carbon economy, in line with the City’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
This is no small challenge. PGW, the largest municipally-owned gas utility in the country, not only has almost 500,00 customers and accounts for around 24% of greenhouse gas emissions in the city; it is also a major employer, with over 1,600 workers, most of whom are members of the Utility Workers of America. Philadelphia is also the country’s poorest large city and one of the…
