第1节公用事业委员会应采取所有合理的步骤,以降低70%(70%)的降低,从2005年到2030年,由电力公用事业公司拥有或运营的是由电力公用事业公司拥有或运营的电力机构在该州发出的二氧化碳排放量(CO 2),到2050年到2050年。出于本节的目的,(i)“电力公用事业”是指G.S.62-3(23) serving at least 150,000 North Carolina retail jurisdictional customers as of January 1, 2021, and (ii) "carbon neutrality" means for every ton of CO 2 emitted in the State from electric generating facilities owned or operated by or on behalf of electric public utilities, an equivalent amount of CO 2 is reduced, removed, prevented, or offset, provided that the offsets are verifiable and不超过授权减少目标的5%(5%)。在实现授权减少目标时,公用事业委员会应: