General Motors reduced its energy use by 25 percent and added solar and landfill gas as energy sources at its North American facilities over the past five years.
According to GM, the company is one of the leading users of renewable energy in the North American manufacturing sector, with renewable energy sources representing about two percent of its energy use.
GM expects to reduce its energy use from 94 trillion BTUs in 2002, to 72.5 trillion BTUs by the end of the year in GM’s North American region.
GM’s renewable energy portfolio includes:
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