Download the Spring 2025 Utility Decarbonization Report
The Spring 2025 Utility Decarbonization Report introduces a bold new approach to tracking progress in the energy transition. This report offers the most complete and current view available, drawing on 2023 utility data as of January 2025.
With its streamlined format, this edition features enhanced metrics, sharper insights, and a groundbreaking benchmark: emissions reduced per billion invested. Additionally, for the first time, NPUC will release a Fall 2025 companion report to fill data gaps and provide a more comprehensive perspective on decarbonization performance.
Discover how investor-owned, publicly owned, and gas utilities are accelerating the energy transition with greater speed, intelligence, and transparency.
Navigating the Energy Transition, Together.
The National Public Utilities Council (NPUC) is a leading research organization dedicated to driving progress in the decarbonization of power generation. The council fosters collaboration between public utilities, providing a platform for sharing ideas and finding innovative solutions to the challenges of reducing carbon emissions.
NPUC is best known for its annual report that ranks the decarbonization progress of top investor-owned utilities (IOUs), providing valuable insights into the industry’s efforts to transition towards cleaner energy sources. Learn more about how the NPUC is working towards the future of sustainable energy.
The Decarbonization Channel
Decarbonization Channel is a new site by Visual Capitalist, brought to you by the National Public Utilities Council.
We regularly publish visualizations and infographics related to decarbonization, with a focus on the U.S. energy sector.
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Visualized: Offshore Wind Installations by Region (2023–2033)
Visualized: Offshore Wind Installations by Region (2023–2033) In order to meet the 1.5°C trajectory outlined in the Paris Agreement, the world will need 380 GW of cumulative offshore wind capacity by 2030, expanding to 2,000 GW by 2050. But can it be achieved? The...
Ranked: The Largest Power Outages in the U.S. (2013–2023)
Ranked: The Largest Power Outages in the U.S. (2013–2023)Power outages—whether due to operational failures, extreme weather, vandalism, or fuel shortages—can have far-reaching impacts on both customers and utility companies. Created in partnership with The National...
Visualized: Countries by Grid Storage Battery Capacity in 2023
Visualized: Countries by Grid Storage Battery Capacity in 2023?According to the International Energy Agency, 1,300 GW of battery storage will be needed by 2030 to support the renewable energy capacity required to meet the 1.5°C global warming target. But how close...
Data Maturity Valley: Identifying and Mitigating Inexorable Inefficiencies in the face of Multi-Platform Integration
Data Maturity Valley Identifying and Mitigating Inexorable Inefficiencies in the face of Multi-Platform IntegrationIntroduction As data continually cements itself as ‘language of doing business’, the impetus is increasingly on firms to maintain their literacy in...
Visualized: Which Countries Capture the Most Carbon?
Visualized: Which Countries Capture the Most Carbon?In 2023, most carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) capacity came from only two countries, which captured 33 million metric tons combined. However, according to the IEA, we must remove one billion metric...
Ranked: Energy Transition Scores by Country in 2024
Ranked: Energy Transition Scores by Country in 2024Ranked: Energy Transition Scores by Country in 2024 The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently unveiled their 2024 Energy Transition Report, which assesses 120 countries around the world on their decarbonization...
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