JUNO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NextEra
Energy Resources announced JPMorgan Chase has started to use its
Optos software platform to help the global financial services firm
optimize its energy use and reduce its carbon footprint.
Optos is an end-to-end energy management solution that uses
artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to help companies
identify their carbon footprint and provide real-time and
forecasted data to match their energy demand with clean energy
resources available on the market. It leverages data from an
industry leading renewable fleet owned and operated by NextEra
Energy Resources.
"We are excited to help JPMorgan Chase realize its substantial
goals for both energy savings and decarbonization," said
John Ketchum, president and CEO of
NextEra Energy Resources, the world's largest generator of
renewable energy from the wind and the sun. "With the Optos
software platform, NextEra Energy Resources has found a way to
capture its industry-leading renewable energy expertise and provide
a data-driven, decision-making tool for our customers."
"We're committed to using state-of-the art technology, including
artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, to better manage
our energy usage across our global portfolio and match it real-time
with clean energy resources," said Alec
Saltikoff, Head of Sustainability and Energy for JPMorgan
Chase's Global Real Estate Group.
JPMorgan Chase has set a number of targets to drive
progress on operational sustainability, including a commitment to
reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by
2030. The firm continues to support the development of renewable
energy, including installing on-site renewable energy systems and
executing long-term renewable energy procurement agreements, and
has set a goal that these solutions will make up 70% or more of its
renewable energy procurement by 2025.
As part of its work with JPMorgan Chase, NextEra Analytics, a
subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, will contract with
ClearTrace, a leading energy-tracking and carbon accounting
software company, to provide an ongoing record of each energy
transaction, documenting JPMorgan Chase's progress toward achieving
its sustainability goals.
JPMorgan Chase is committed to helping facilitate the transition
to a low-carbon world. The firm strives to promote a sustainable
and inclusive economy by setting carbon reduction targets for
the Oil & Gas, Electric Power and Auto Manufacturing sectors,
and targeting to finance and facilitate $2.5
trillion in sustainable development over ten years.
NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
(together with its affiliated entities, "NextEra Energy Resources")
is a clean energy leader and is one of the largest wholesale
generators of electric power in the U.S., with approximately 23,900
megawatts of total net generating capacity, primarily in 38 states
and Canada as of year-end 2020.
NextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is
the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and
sun based on 2020 megawatt hours produced on a net generation
basis, and a world leader in battery storage. The business operates
clean, emissions-free nuclear power generation facilities in
New Hampshire and Wisconsin as part of the NextEra Energy
nuclear fleet. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC is a subsidiary of
Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more information,
visit www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is
a leading financial services firm based in the United States of America ("U.S."), with
operations worldwide. JPMorgan Chase had $3.8 trillion in assets and $286.4 billion in stockholders' equity as of
June 30, 2021. The Firm is a leader
in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small
businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing
and asset management. Under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands, the
Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S., and many of the
world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government
clients globally. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is
available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
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