GM announced a new clean energy milestone, with the company securing 100% of the energy needed to power all its U.S. sites with renewable electricity in 2025. The company said that it was the first U.S. automaker to achieve this goal.
With the achievement, GM reached its goal, set in 2021, to source 100% renewable energy to power its U.S. sites by 2025. The company had twice accelerated its target date, from 2050 initially, and then from 2030.
The company also reported that is has matched 70% of its electricity consumption globally with renewables sources, nearly doubling its 2023 level, supported by new projects in Mexico and Brazil, while it continues to pursue 100% worldwide, and that it has reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 52% since 2018.
The company highlighted the economic benefits of its domestic renewable energy investments, which it said have generated approximately $1.9 billion in GDP impact since 2015, with projects contracted through 2026 expected to contribute an additional $333 million. These projects support an average of 1,500 construction jobs annually across states including Michigan, Texas, Ohio, Arkansas, and Illinois, while also contributing to local communities through tax revenues that fund rural schools and emergency services.
GM said that its shift to renewable energy is also delivering operational and system-level benefits, including improved price stability through long-term contracts that help insulate the company from energy market volatility, enhanced grid resilience through increased clean energy capacity, and greater energy independence by reducing reliance on foreign energy imports.
In a post announcing the achievement, GM Chief Sustainability Officer Cassandra Garber said:
“We know that our electricity choices matter — for communities and the long-term health of its business. We’re going to keep pursuing our zero-emissions vision and showing that decarbonization and economic growth can, and do, move together.”
