Edison International Sustainability Report Highlights Clean Energy Progress, Leadership in the Transformation of the Electric...
May 31 2019 - 7:47PM
Business Wire
Edison International has released its 2018 Sustainability Report
reflecting its sustainability strategy and 2018 sustainability
performance. The report shows how the company is leading the
transformation of the electric power industry and operating its
business with excellence by focusing on customers, communities and
employees, with safety as its top value.
“We're creating a future where carbon-free resources power the
economy,” said Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison
International. “At the core of our vision is our commitment to
sustainability and public safety, in particular, our response to
the challenge of our time — climate change and its impacts, which
include the devastating wildfires California has experienced.”
Edison International’s report highlights its partnership with
the state of California to achieve climate change and air pollution
goals while increasing resiliency. 2018 achievements include:
Mitigating Risk of Wildfires and Increasing
Resiliency
- Replacing and hardening infrastructure
by deploying fast-acting fuses and insulating wire
- Enhancing situational awareness by
installing weather stations and high-definition cameras
- Expanding operational practices by
enhancing and accelerating inspections of overhead power lines
Clean Energy and Electrification
- Delivering 46% carbon-free electricity
to customers
- Continuing to build electric vehicle
infrastructure, including installation of the 1,000th EV charge
port as part of SCE’s award-winning Charge Ready program
- Supporting residential solar
installations averaging 3,720 per month
Operational and Service Excellence
- Leveraging advanced digital
capabilities to save more than 500,000 minutes of customer
interruption by predicting early equipment failure
- Achieving a 20-minute reduction in
average customer outage duration from repairs, a record low
- Keeping customer monthly bills 27%
below the national average
Edison International received national recognition as a “best
place to work” for diversity practices, disability equality and
LGBT equality. In 2018, Edison International continued on its path
toward achieving gender parity by 2030 through its Paradigm for
Parity commitment by increasing the percentage of women in its
executive ranks.
The company’s commitment to sustainability helps it deliver
Energy for What’s Ahead to its customers, communities and
employees. Read more in Edison’s 2018 Sustainability Report.
About Edison International
Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a
distributor and generator of electric power, as well as a provider
of energy services and technologies, including renewable energy.
Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the
parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s
largest electric utilities.
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