Newfoundland Power has released its first sustainability report.

One of the key highlights of the report is the company’s efforts to reduce their controlled greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2035 as compared to 2019 levels.

Some of those efforts have already been successful, with the report noting that they have decreased their emissions by 3.4 per cent since 2019.

As well, Newfoundland Power says their LED street light replacement project, which aims to replace over 65,000 street lights with LED fixtures, has resulted in over 5,300 tonnes of avoided GHG emissions to date which is the equivalent of taking over 1,600 gas-powered vehicles off the road for one year.

The report states that most of Newfoundland Power’s emissions come from their vehicles, breakers, and backup generation.

Elsewhere the company says nearly 93 per cent of its electricity supply comes from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. Of that, 86 per cent is hydroelectric power, 10 per cent is diesel and oil, while the rest comes from other sources such as wind and biofuel.

Of its company generated energy, 99.8 per cent is hydroelectric.

Elsewhere, the report says over the last 10 years the length of power disruptions has been half the Canadian average, and 58 per cent of customers now receive their bills electronically—resulting in 3.7 million sheets of paper being saved.