Sustainable energy companies must set bold environmental goals, while complying with federal and state laws and regulations. We have developed an Environmental Management System (EMS) to help us stay on track with these goals. We use this system to help us balance our customers' energy and economic needs while protecting the environment.

Our Environmental Policy is the core of our EMS. We maintain, and continually improve, an EMS that aligns with the International Organization of Standardization 14001 standards. These standards consist of best practices to help organizations comply with regulations, minimize environmental impacts and continually improve their processes to achieve compliance. The policy is part of our Code of Conduct, which shows our foundational corporate values.

Our Environmental Policy

The life of any business cannot be separated from its impact on the environment. We operate our business with a focus to protect the environment for the long run. We are committed to leave our company, state and surroundings better than we found them. Our culture believes in the core value of ownership. We hold ourselves accountable to exceed our commitment to people, planet and prosperity. We are serious about our role to protect and better the environment. At the same time, we will continue to meet the energy needs and preserve the economic well-being and quality of life of the communities we serve. As a result, we are committed to:

• Govern and hold ourselves responsible for providing world-class performance and delivering hometown service as we meet our compliance obligations and interact with regulatory agencies
  
  
• Manage our environmental risk by ensuring our employees, contractors and suppliers are aware of the company's requirement to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and the company's environmental policies and procedures.
  
  
• Enhance our environmental performance by maintaining, and continually improving, our management systems and assessment programs
  
  
• Enhance the visibility of our programs by setting credible metrics, sharing the results with our executive leadership and celebrating our accomplishments
  
  
• Protect the natural environment from potential harm and degradation as we understand and reduce, where practical, the environmental impacts of our activities including greenhouse gas emissions
  
  
• Promote environmental awareness in the communities we serve and among our employees, contractors, suppliers and stakeholders


• Communicate and share our environmental values and policy with our employees and interested stakeholders

Read more about the following policies:

• Biodiversity
• Greenhouse Gas
• Waste Management
• Water Use