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Decarbonization Implementation Plan I Zero Carbon Electricity <br />Zero Carbon Electricity Strategy <br />The City of Louisville will utilize a toolbox of strategies to successfully electrify and decarbonize emissions associated with on -site fossil fuel combustion. With an electric utility grid that still has fossil fuel emissions embedded, load reduction <br />and renewables will be key in a quick carbon emissions decrease. Additionally, Xcel's commitment to achieve a 100 % carbon free grid by 2050 will play a large role in the decarbonization effects of electrification over time. Combining all these <br />strategies will eliminate the need for Clean Energy Subscriptions over time. The following strategies support the assumption that emissions associated with electric consumption will be zero. <br />100 <br />Louisville <br />currently <br />acquires more 50 <br />than 50 % of its <br />clean electricity <br />through a -� <br />clean energy <br />subscription. <br />The rest of the <br />city's electricity <br />is from clean grid <br />sources. <br />Zero Carbon Electricity Over Time [2023-2050] <br />Standard Xcel Electricity ■ Efficiency & Load Reduction <br />Percent of <br />Electricity ■ Clean Energy Subscription Purchase ■ On -Site Renewables <br />2023 2030 2040 2050 <br />creasing Carbon Emissions Factors <br />able carbon -free clean energy from the grid <br />icrease as the fossil fuel carbon emissions <br />for decreases, eventually to zero in 2050. <br />Xcel Energy <br />Emissions Factor Over Time <br />1,300 I bs/M W h <br />-900 Ibs/M W h <br />100% Carbon <br />Free by 2050 <br />117 2023 2050 <br />can Energy Subscriptions <br />I load, renewables and 100 <br />d, the need for Clean Energy <br />ions will be eliminated. <br />CITY OF LOUISVILLE I FINAL REPORT V3 1 INTERNAL DECARBONIZATION PLAN 112 <br />25 <br />