The Sustainability Benchmarking for Utilities project (Benchmarking Project) is a research collaborative consistently comprised of 30 or more electric power companies that provides participants an opportunity to 1) benchmark company data on industry-specific benchmarking metrics using an online platform and 2) share and learn from company leading practices and industry subject matter experts.
As the Benchmarking Project approaches its sixth anniversary, EPRI and participating companies seek to share how insights from the effort have driven change. The intention of this report is to begin sharing summary results and insights from EPRI’s annual benchmarking efforts The report addresses why electric power companies are interested in sustainability benchmarking, how different company characteristics impact benchmarking, and how the Benchmarking Project can help companies better manage and measure performance on industry priority sustainability issues. It also provides an overview of aggregated results from the 2019 benchmarking effort for 10 core metrics and presents four case studies from project participants that demonstrate how companies have used their benchmarking experience to enhance their sustainability efforts. The topics and metrics covered in this report are intended to advance a broader dialogue around sustainability for the electric power industry, capturing both changes that have already been made and a commitment to continuous improvement.